A JAPANESE EWER BY MIYAGAWA (MAKUZU) KŌZAN (1842-1916)

£2,000 - £3,000

A JAPANESE EWER BY MIYAGAWA (MAKUZU) KŌZAN (1842-1916)
MEIJI/TAISHO, 20TH CENTURY

Modelled as a phoenix or ho-o bird with curled feathers, the head forming the spout and the long tail feathers the handle; decorated in underglaze blue with geometrical patterns and other formal designs, the sides with stylised fish; signed Makuzu Kozan sei underneath the lid and to the base, 21cm. (2)