Makuzu Kozan Studio
Teapot Decorated with Five Leaping Carp
1881-1888
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt and copper decoration, 6 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 3 11/16 in. (15.9 x 22.1 x 9.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth Frank Ring, Cockeysville, Maryland
Object Number
1988.1436
Makuzu Kozan (1842–1916), a potter to the Imperial Meiji court, established a prolific studio.The motif of carp in the sea is completely realized in a vessel where even the rim
is ornamented with an openwork stylized wave pattern.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1988; Ruth Frank Ring, Baltimore
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Poetic Imagery of Japanese Art," February 22-August 8, 2010. (Levy Rotation)
Inscribed: Underglaze cobalt mark on bottom: "Makuzu Kozan Sei"
