SatsumaCollector
A catalogue raisonné of signed Meiji–Taishō Satsuma by leading decorators · 薩摩焼

Takebe Shōkō

History

Works made for the English collector-dealer Thomas B. Blow, who lived in Japan 1906–1914; many pieces carry Blow's name in katakana (pp.40–41, 150, 245).

Marks & Signatures

'Shoko Takebe, Thomas B Blow' (katakana).

Citations

history
Lawrence 2011, p.40–41, 150, 245
Dates
active c.1900–1914
Studio
Kyoto?
Tier
2
Catalogued works
2
Sources
Lawrence 2011 (Satsuma: The Romance of Japan), Directory of Artists p.245
Khalili S 121 (Commons)

Works

Tapering vase with Raijin and figures fleeing a storm
Takebe Shōkō
Tapering vase with Raijin and figures fleeing a storm
Khalili Collection
Plate, Fūjin's storm against children pulling the treasure ship of the Seven Gods
Takebe Shōkō (retailed by Thomas B. Blow)
Plate, Fūjin's storm against children pulling the treasure ship of the Seven Gods
Khalili Collection

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