Edo period Horse-shaped Iro-Bizen Pottery Koro Censer
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware: Pre 1900: Item # 1495941
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware: Pre 1900: Item # 1495941
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23 Murasakino Monzen-cho
Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
tel.81-75-201-3497
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23 Murasakino Monzen-cho
Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
tel.81-75-201-3497
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$3,600.00
A horse shaped koro from the kilns of Bizen dating from the later half of the Edo period enclosed in a period iron bound wooden storage box. The ears are removable, and the saddle lifts off to reveal a compartment for burning incense. It is 27 x 14 x 17 cm. One ear and one tassel along the saddle have been repaired.
Bizen ware, which enjoyed great popularity throughout Japan from the Middle Ages to the Momoyama period, lost its prominence to Seto, Mino, and Arita pottery during the Edo period. The Bizen kilns attempted to break through this situation by developing items such as saikumono (ornamental works) and saishiki Bizen (also called Iro-Bizen or colored Bizen ware). Under the guidance of official painters employed by the Okayama domain, they colored figures and animals, fired at low temperatures, using gofun (white pigment) and mineral pigments. These pieces were used as gifts to the shogunate and other domains.
Bizen ware, which enjoyed great popularity throughout Japan from the Middle Ages to the Momoyama period, lost its prominence to Seto, Mino, and Arita pottery during the Edo period. The Bizen kilns attempted to break through this situation by developing items such as saikumono (ornamental works) and saishiki Bizen (also called Iro-Bizen or colored Bizen ware). Under the guidance of official painters employed by the Okayama domain, they colored figures and animals, fired at low temperatures, using gofun (white pigment) and mineral pigments. These pieces were used as gifts to the shogunate and other domains.
