染付龍文水注|Ewer with Dragon

染付龍文水注|Ewer with Dragon by Makuzu Kōzan I (Miyagawa Toranosuke)

Medium

Porcelain with underglaze blue

Dimensions

H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893

Accession Number

93.3.364a, b

Tags

Dragons

About this artwork

Makuzu Kōzan I (Miyagawa Toranosuke)'s "染付龍文水注|Ewer with Dragon" (late 19th century) The work, executed in porcelain with underglaze blue , measures h. 9 1/4 in. and dates from a period of significant artistic development. Such decorative objects demonstrate both technical mastery and aesthetic sensibility, serving functional purposes while embodying cultural values and artistic achievement. This work provides valuable insights into Makuzu Kōzan I (Miyagawa Toranosuke)'s artistic practice and...

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