$460
19th C Rare Satsuma Cat By Kyo-Yaki With moriage enameling, approximately 5-1/2" in height to top of head, total length of 10". Kyo Ware, Kyoto Ware, or Kyo-yaki, high-fired ceramics and porcelain wares produced in Kyoto. The style originated in the 17th century and is associated with the work of two men in particular -- Ninsei Nonomura and his student, Kenzan Ogata. Kyoto wares are typically painted with overglaze enamel pigments, a technique that appeared in both Arita and Kyoto around 1640, and one that is still a hallmark of Kyoto ware today. But unlike Arita ware, which was made by anonymous artisans and mostly exported abroad, Kyoto ware was made for the domestic market, and its artisans typically signed their work, which was often stoneware made in the tea-ceremony style. Kyoto at the time of Ninsei and Kenzan was a flourishing hub of crafts and culture. Although the capital had moved to Edo (Tokyo) in 1600, Kyoto was still the cultural axis of the nation and the home to a thriving and highly skilled craft industry. Kyoto itself had been Japan's capital for 800 years. Nonomura Ninsei, Ogata Kenzan, and Aoki Mokubei (1767-1833) are known as "The Three Great Masters" of Kyo-yaki. According to Masahiko Sato (in his book
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2015-09-19
