Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Bird
Miyagawa Chōzō Japanese
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After being apprenticed to Aoki Mokubei (1767–1833) to learn pottery techniques, Miyagawa Chōzō opened a new kiln at Makuzugahara in Higashiyama, Kyoto. Given the artistic name Makuzu by Yasui no Monzeki, a retired monk of the Shingon (Esoteric Buddhist) sect, he began making “Makuzu ware.” He was the father of Meiji-period ceramic artist Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kōzan I (1842–1916).
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