A ceramic vase of bulbous double-gourd form, decorated in enamel with a stylised design of cresting white waves against a black ground by Makuzu Kōzan II (1859-1940).
Signed: Kōzan
Impressed seal mark: Makuzu
Japan, early 20th century, Taishō/Showa period.
Box inscription:
Box lid: Kabin (flower vase)
Inside: Makuzu-yō, kokuyū tatsunami no e (Makuzu kiln, black enamel standing waves decoration), Kōzan-saku (made by Makuzu Kōzan)
Sealed Kōzan
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