Japanese Ceramics: Rare Sumida Gawa Vase With Whimsical Figures by Famous Potter Ishiguro KokoIshiguro Koko was not as famous as the three generations of potters named Inoue Ryosa, but his work stood out among the wares produced in the Sumi Gawa workshop. KoKo sculpted really life like figures on this piece they are in motion, climbing, gesturing, reaching out to one another. The figures have whimsical faces, each figure is different, one is laughing, one frowning, and one looks rather lost and desperate. It is quite a departure from the

5 inches wide qne 2

45 inches deep x 2

The artist carver planned his design carefully

Date: Meiji Period

5 inches deep x 3

The complete inscription reads "painted in the winter month of the 丙寅 year

It is still a vintage bottle made after 1970's

Thin lines in aubergine glass define the shape of the bottle

The cap is specially made for the bottle and it has a nice snap when it closes

early 20 Century

This is unlike painted Chinese ceramics in which it was a group effort to produce a piece

This short and squat bottle with broad globular shape tapering to flat oval foot is not a common shape