This collection of vases, bowls and incense burners includes 18 pieces by Miyagawa Kozan (Makuzu), one of the greatest potters of the Meiji era. It fills a major gap in the Ashmolean's ceramics collection.
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Title of artwork, date
21 pieces of Meiji ceramics, 1868–1912
Date supported
2014
Medium and material
Ceramics
Dimensions
Various
Gifted by
David and Anne Hyatt King

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