MAKUZU KŌZAN (1842-1916) A Porcelain Jar Meiji era (1868-1912), 1890sProperty of various ownersMAKUZU KŌZAN (1842-1916)A Porcelain Jar Meiji era (1868-1912), 1890sOf elongated ovoid form decorated in underglaze cobalt and purple enamel with a coiling dragon against a ground of stylized waves molded in relief and covered with a transparent glaze, the straight upright neck painted with swirling clouds, signed Dai Nihon Kōzan sei, now effaced 12in (30.4cm) highFor a jar by Makuzu Kōzan decorated with entwined dragons on a stylized wave ground in the Khalili Collection, see Oliver Impey et al., The Nasser D. Khalili Collection, vol.5, Ceramics, Part I: Porcelain, London, Kibo Foundation, 1995, cat no. 12.