Bizan Kutani Tea Dust Tenmoku Glaze Chaire Shape Vase

Porcelain : Antique : Kutani Tenmoku Glaze Vase

 

This Kutani chaire or vase is signed Bizan and measures 5 1/4" inches high. There is a very tight hairline in the center of the inside wall that doesn't bother me much. It doesn't go through or touch any edges. It can be seen in pictures 5-8 below. Just pointing that out for accuracy. No other chips or cracks of any kind. There are mineral deposits around the rim and it must have held water at some point.

The mark may be an early one of Shimizu Bizan 1861-1926 or the original Bizan who died in 1862... The design along the lower part of the vase looks like it was intended to look like cloisonne and is is partially covered with a fabulous tea dust glaze which is in turn overlaid with gold mons. This was a period of Bizan production characterized by a mix of Japanese decoration and Chinese Tea Ceremony styles.

Very fine quality... Check the pictures out carefully.

Thanks for looking!

Item ID: 43