As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this tapering square form Meiji Period 1868-1912 , ceramic vase from the studios of the highly coveted Imperial artist Miyagawa Makuzu Kozan 1842-1916 , on this occasion Kozan has drawn his inspiration to form this large scale vase in a shape and with a style more synonymous of Chinese 17th century ceramics. The complex square form cong shaped vase is first brilliantly potted, then painstakingly painted in deep cobalt blue in a style and pattern generally referred to in Chinese ceramics as master of the rocks. The main opposing tapered oblong panels decorated with birds upon bamboo and boats upon a river beneath a mountainous backdrop, the conforming side panels painted in a geometric pattern with roundels depicting deer, flora, landscapes and calligraphy, the delicate foot rim has been decorated with a band of overlapping waves with the neck and shoulders decorated in formal bands and stylised flora, the undersi...