Suwa Sozan I
History
Born to a Kaga retainer family; trained at a Kutani kiln; taught at Ishikawa Prefectural Technical High School; invited to Kinkozan in 1900; founded his own celadon kiln in 1907; Teishitsu Gigei-in (Imperial Court Artist) 1917.
Marks & Signatures
'Sozan' in red enamel within panels; 'Kinkozan zo, Sozan ga'.
Citations
- dates
- Lawrence 2011, p.246
- history
- Lawrence 2011, p.246
- marks
- Lawrence 2011, p.238 ('Sozan ga Sozan'); detail provisional, from the Bonhams lot description
- Dates
- 1852–1922
- Studio
- Kanazawa → Tokyo 1875 → Kinkozan, Kyoto from 1900 → own kiln, Gojōzaka 1907
- Tier
- 1
- Catalogued works
- 0
- Sources
- Lawrence 2011 (Satsuma: The Romance of Japan), Directory of Artists p.246
bonhams.com/auction/21786/lot/2209/
Works
No works catalogued yet.