Satsuma Ceramics Japan

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Satsuma ceramics japan.

A typical piece of satsuma will be of a yellow complexion and usually decorated with intricate and minute japanese figures landscapes and even dragons. Expanding the market for japanese pottery. Satsuma pottery was made in or around kagoshima in kyushu japan in the later part of the 19th century through to the early 1920 s in satsuma in southern japan. Antique japanese porcelain satsuma vase floral painted 8 tall.

Vintage pair of satsuma vases nice quality decoration 20th century. Satsuma is a style of japanese earthenware that was produced in satsuma osaka kyoto kobe kagoshima and tokyo. Antique japanese satsuma ware pottery vase with intricate patterns figures. 1868 this school once ceased to exist because of modernization in japan.

Satsuma vases often come in pairs and are elaborately decorated with gold leaf and crackled glaze. Satsuma pottery is the western name for very collectable type of japanese earthenware exported throughout the world since the japanese meiji period 1868 1912. The savvy rulers of satsuma by this time the shimazu clan were quick to capitalize on the gigantic expansion of the market for japanese porcelain. Satsuma or satsuma yaki generic marks.

Japanese sources suggest the satsuma pottery tradition dates from the 17thc but firm. The original plain dark clay early satsuma 古薩摩 ko satsuma made in satsuma from around 1600 and the elaborately decorated export satsuma 京薩摩 kyō satsuma ivory bodied pieces which began to be produced. Satsuma ware 薩摩焼 satsuma yaki is a type of japanese pottery originally from satsuma province southern kyūshū today it can be divided into two distinct categories. At the beginning of meiji era ca.

It is named after the satsuma provinces but was made in many parts of japan notably in kyoto. Word of satsuma masterworks spread to the west and japanese ceramics and porcelain became sought after luxuries throughout america and europe. Pair of signed japanese satsuma vases cobalt blue w mirror image panels 1890 s. Satsuma vases generally depict japanese themes including scenes of court life legends and artistic.