Makuzu Kozan Studio
Teapot Decorated with Five Leaping Carp
1881
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt and copper decoration, 6 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 3 11/16 in. (15.9 x 22.1 x 9.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth Frank Ring, Cockeysville, Maryland
Object Number
1988.1436
Decorated with five carp, two on one side, one on the other, with finial and spout in the form of leaping carp. The fish jump from rolling waves.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1988; Ruth Frank Ring, Baltimore
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Poetic Imagery of Japanese Art," February 22-August 8, 2010. (Levy Rotation)
Inscribed: Underglaze cobalt mark on bottom: "Makuzu Kozan Sei"
