A KOZAN STYLE 'IMMORTAL AND PHOENIX' SATSUMA CERAMIC VASE, MEIJIJapan, 1868-1912. Made in the style of the Makuzu (Miyagawa) Kozan workshop. Of squared oval shape, rising from a spreading foot, decorated in polychrome enamels and gold, the body inset with a sunken oval panel to one side, depicting an immortal standing on a rock, gazing downwards, above colorful clouds, the reverse with a phoenix, framed by geometrical borders, the side with ruyi shaped clouds and black cranes, the neck and rim with swirls and floral sprays.Condition: Glaze flakes, firing cracks, chips and losses to exposed areas. Larger breakages at the neck, base, and shoulders, restored.WEIGHT 2,757 gHEIGHT 33.5 cmMakuzu Kozan, also known as Miyagawa Kozan, was a potter from Kyoto who set up a workshop in the suburbs of Yokohama in 1871 to produce ceramics for export to Europe and North America. His vases with their high relief modelling and use of bright colors and gilding, are classic examples of Japanese export products made to appeal to the Victorian taste.