Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl to the 1900s.
The interior depicts haloed Buddhist figures, including rakan, with a sinuous white dragon against a densely dotted dark ground. Temple buildings and a mountainous landscape complete the scene. Further dragons and gilt Shimazu crests decorate the exterior.
The thin earthenware body has a lobed rim and cream crackled glaze. Coloured overglaze enamels, delicate gold linework and raised decorative dots give depth to the intricate robes and borders.
The gilt base inscription reads 大日本, Dainippon ("Great Japan"); 薩摩焼, Satsuma-yaki ("Satsuma ware"); 對山作, Taizan saku ("work of Taizan"); and 保土田特製, Hododa tokusei ("specially made by Hododa"), with the Shimazu crest. Tokusei indicates a premium line within Hododa's production.
Excellent antique condition, with minor surface wear to gilding. No chips or structural cracks. Examination under ultraviolet light revealed no evidence of restoration. Fine glaze crazing is characteristic of Satsuma ware.
Takichi Hododa (born 1868) entered ceramics around 1890; Hododa wares are generally dated circa 1890–1920. His Sakai-chō, Yokohama business exhibited at St Louis in 1904. Hododa ceramics are represented in the Walters Art Museum.
The combined Hododa mark and Taizan signature give this cabinet piece particular interest for collectors of signed Meiji ceramics.
Diameter 11 cm; height 4.7 cm; weight 166 g.
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Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl to the 1900s.
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Hododa Satsuma Bowl Signed Taizan, Rakan and Dragons, Japan C.1900
