Makuzu Kōzan眞葛香山

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A dated record of Miyagawa Kōzan I and the Makuzu house. Each entry is cited; entries labelled unverified rest on one secondary source.

    Portrait of Miyagawa Kōzan I (1842–1916)
    Portrait of Miyagawa Kōzan I (1842–1916)
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    The Makuzu Kōzan pottery works at Ōta, Yokohama: copperplate print published by Yūrindō
    The Makuzu Kōzan pottery works at Ōta, Yokohama: copperplate print published by Yūrindō
    Yurindo · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
    A pair of large relief-moulded earthenware vases — MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), EACH SIGNED IN THREE DOUBLE-GOURD
    A pair of large relief-moulded earthenware vases — MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), EACH SIGNED IN THREE DOUBLE-GOURD — Christie's, 2011-09-14, lot 641: USD 74,500 inc. premium
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    Footed Bowl with Crabs 褐釉蟹貼付台付鉢, 1881. Important Cultural Property. Tokyo National Museum G-105
    Footed Bowl with Crabs 褐釉蟹貼付台付鉢, 1881. Important Cultural Property. Tokyo National Museum G-105
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    Ewer with dragon in underglaze blue 染付龍文水注, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Ewer with dragon in underglaze blue 染付龍文水注, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Makuzu Kozan · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
    Vase with carps in waves 波に鯉文瓶, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Vase with carps in waves 波に鯉文瓶, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Makuzu Kozan · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
    Vase in the form of two polar bears inside an icy cave, Yokohama, c.1910
    Vase in the form of two polar bears inside an icy cave, Yokohama, c.1910
    David Jackson · CC BY-SA 2.0 uk · via Wikimedia Commons
    Vase with handles, Taishō era, Miyagawa Kōzan I, Tokyo National Museum
    Vase with handles, Taishō era, Miyagawa Kōzan I, Tokyo National Museum
    Gryffindor · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
  1. 1797寛政9

    Birth of Miyagawa Chōzō (Makuzu Chōzō), Kōzan’s father; later a pupil of Aoki Mokubei. [1]

  2. c.1833–天保

    After Mokubei’s death (1833) Chōzō sets up his kiln at Makuzugahara, Gion, Kyoto. Exact year unverified. [1]

  3. 1842天保13

    15 Feb (Tenpō 13.1.6): Toranosuke born at Makuzugahara, fourth son of Chōzō. [2]

  4. c.1851嘉永4

    From about age nine studies painting with the future Taigadō IV. [1]

  5. 1860万延元

    Chōzō dies; Toranosuke inherits the house and takes the name Kōzan. [1][8]

  6. 1866慶応2

    Shogunate commissions him to make wares for presentation to the Imperial Palace. [2]

  7. 1867慶応3

    Accepts Igi Tadazumi’s invitation to the Igi kiln at Mushiage (Bizen); about two years of blue-and-white wares. [1]

  8. 1870明治3

    Leaves for Yokohama at the invitation of Umeda Hannosuke, financed by Suzuki Yasubei. [1][2][8]

  9. 1871明治4

    Makuzu (Ōta) kiln opens at Nishiōta, Yokohama. [6][10]

  10. 1872明治5

    Workshop established; four Kyoto apprentices and local workers. [1]

  11. 1873明治6

    Vienna World Exposition: prize reported. Unverified (auction-house note only). [10]

  12. 1876明治9

    Philadelphia Centennial: high-relief Makuzu ware widely acclaimed. A serious fire; Kōzan rebuilds independently. [1][2]

  13. 1877明治10

    First National Industrial Exhibition, Tokyo: the Emperor touches a Kōzan vase. [1][4]

  14. 1879明治12

    South Kensington Museum (V&A) acquires a high-relief vase, inv. 308-1879. [10]

  15. 1881明治14

    Second National Industrial Exhibition: Footed Bowl with Crabs (now TNM, ICP 2002). [5][6]

  16. 1889明治22

    Paris Exposition Universelle: gold medal for yōhen glazes. [1][4]

  17. 1893明治26

    Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition: honorary gold medal for a pair of stoneware vases. [1][3]

  18. 1896明治29

    30 June: appointed Teishitsu Gigei-in (Imperial Household Artist), the second potter so honoured. [7][8]

  19. 1900明治33

    Paris Exposition Universelle: only Japanese ceramic grand prix. [1][3]

  20. 1910明治43

    Japan–British Exhibition, London; a vase later enters the V&A. [1][2]

  21. 1911明治44

    Imperial commission: vase as a gift for the King of the Belgians. [1][4]

  22. 1913大正2

    Last of 51 exhibitions at which he won prizes (1876–1913). [1]

  23. 1916大正5

    20 May: Kōzan I dies. Hannosuke succeeds as Kōzan II. [2]

  24. 1917大正6

    Hannosuke takes the name Kōzan II. [11]

  25. 1934昭和9

    About this year the Kyoto Kōsai house (Kōsai IV) begins to use the Makuzu name jointly with the Yokohama house. [11]

  26. 1940昭和15

    20 April: Kōzan II dies at home in Naka-ku, Yokohama, aged 82 by Japanese count. [12][11]

  27. 1941昭和16

    Kuzunosuke (1881–1945) takes the name Kōzan III. [11][2]

  28. 1945昭和20

    29 May: the Great Yokohama Air Raid destroys the kiln and house; Kōzan III, family and workers, 11 people in all, are killed. [2]

  29. Post-1945戦後

    Tomonosuke (Kōzan IV, 1884–1959), who had been evacuated to Hiratsuka, tries to revive the kiln; with his death the Yokohama Makuzu line ends. [1][2]

  30. 2002平成14

    26 June: Footed Bowl with Crabs designated Important Cultural Property. [5]

  31. 2009平成21

    29 April: Miyagawa Kōzan Memorial Hall (Yamamoto collection) opens; later the Makuzu Museum, Yokohama Portside. [9]

  32. 2016平成28

    Centenary retrospective, Suntory Museum of Art (24 Feb–17 Apr), touring to Osaka and Seto; also Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, March 2016 (Yamamoto collection). [8][2]

Sources典拠

  1. Wikipedia (English), “Makuzu Kōzan”, en.wikipedia.org, accessed 23 Oct 2026.
  2. Wikipedia (日本語)「宮川香山」, ja.wikipedia.org, accessed 23 Oct 2026.
  3. Moyra Clare Pollard, Master Potter of Meiji Japan: Makuzu Kōzan (1842–1916) and His Workshop, Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-19-925255-8. (Cited via Wikipedia page references; not yet consulted directly.)
  4. Joe Earle, Splendors of Meiji: Treasures of Imperial Japan. Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection, Broughton International, 1999. ISBN 1874780137. (Cited via Wikipedia; not yet consulted directly.)
  5. 文化庁 国指定文化財等データベース「褐釉蟹貼付台付鉢〈宮川香山作／〉」, kunishitei.bunka.go.jp.
  6. ColBase / Tokyo National Museum, G-105, colbase.nich.go.jp; e国宝 emuseum.nich.go.jp.
  7. 『官報』第3901号, 1 July 1896 (cited in Japanese Wikipedia; original not yet consulted).
  8. 「没後100年 宮川香山」 Miyagawa Kozan Retrospective, Suntory Museum of Art, 24 Feb–17 Apr 2016; listing at NACT Art Commons and museum.or.jp (tour venues).
  9. 宮川香山 眞葛ミュージアム (Makuzu Museum), kozan-makuzu.com and guide.
  10. Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean Art, New York, 18 Sep 2024, lot 802, bonhams.com (catalogue footnote).
  11. 真葛 宮川香齋 (Makuzu Miyagawa Kōsai house, Kyoto), 「真葛の歴史・歴代当主」, makuzu-yaki.jp/ja/history, accessed 23 Oct 2026. Family-published source.
  12. 東京文化財研究所 東文研アーカイブ「宮川香山」(obituary of Kōzan II, d. 20 Apr 1940, from 『日本美術年鑑』), tobunken.go.jp.