Zhang Tian Lushan, Polychrome Vase with Scholar Reading under Pine Tree, Yokohama Ware, Sumida Ware,

Zhang Tian Lushan, a Meiji period ceramic artist, Color-painted Vase with Scholars Reading under Pine Trees, Yokohama Ware, Sumida Ware, Yokohama Satsuma, Satsuma Ware

Zhang Tian Lushan, an early Meiji period ceramic artist, height 31 cm, in good condition (no cracks, chips, or fissures). In 2008, a special exhibition titled "Yokohama Tokyo - Meiji Export Ceramics" at the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of History featured Zhang Tian Lushan's high-relief large jar depicting an eagle attacking a group of monkeys. This work was placed in the "Tokyo Kilns" section, surrounded by works from the first generation Inoue Ryosai, Hara Gozan, second generation Inoue Ryosai, and Ishiguro Koko. Another work, a high-relief vase depicting the subjugation of the Yamata no Orochi, was introduced in an exhibition at the Yokoyama Art Museum. Zhang Tian Lushan's works were often exported from Yokohama to Europe and America, and are sometimes referred to in the market as the "Master of Yokohama Satsuma." Zhang Tian Lushan's works bear either a four-character mark or a two-character mark with just "Lushan," and the inscription on this lot matches the style of the four-character mark. Zhang Tian Lushan's works are mostly created using high-relief techniques, but works like this one, with almost completely independent three-dimensional figure decorations, are rare.