A green-glazed ovoid vase with a slender neck


Attributed to Suwa Sozan I (1851-1922), Taisho era (1912-1926)Decorated with three sturgeon-like fish swimming beneath the surface, modelled in low relief and painted in underglaze red, the body lightly incised with scattered weeds, the base signed with an impressed seal Sozan within an oval reserve; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside Seiji beniuo kabin (Celadon flower vase with red fish design) and signed Sozan with two seals, one reading Teishitsu Gigeiin (Artist-Craftsman to the Imperial Household). 28cm (11in) high. (2).