Taisho Period Ceramics

From these influences and with the infusion of japanese motif and sensibilities the satsuma style of ceramics was created.

Taisho period ceramics.

It is usually distinguished from the preceding chaotic meiji period. The saucer size correlates with the sizes of domestic japanese small plates made during that period. Late meiji to taisho period 1900 1930. The saucer is 11cm in diameter and the small plate is 13cm.

Politically the country moved toward broader representational government. Vase meiji period 1868 1912 taisho period 1912 1926. I woüld place these in the taisho period circa 1920 s. As ceramics did not magically change precisely decade by decade emperor reign by emperor reign there will be some overlap.

The taisho era 1912 1926 with all its ups and downs produced wares from the dull to the divine from the mediocre to the magnificent. Taishō is a period in the history of japan dating from 30 july 1912 to 25 december 1926 coinciding with the reign of the emperor taishō. Thus the era is considered the time of the liberal movement known as the taishō democracy in japan. Taishō period 1912 26 period in japanese history corresponding to the reign of the taishō emperor yoshihito 1879 1926.

The new emperor was a sickly man which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of elder statesmen to the imperial diet of japan and the democratic parties. Ceramics and modernity in japan offers a set of critical perspectives on the creation patronage circulation and preservation of ceramics during japan s most dramatic period of modernization the 1860s to 1960s. Check out our taisho period vase selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our shops. Japanese pottery covered box in the style of ogata kenzan with a freely brushed design of flowers spread across its sides in tones of black blue and green taisho period circa 192.

Possibly signed with hidden signature to the boy s backpack see last picture. This post will be mostly deal with the everyday wares that are readily available. As in other parts of the world ceramics in modern japan developed along the three ontological trajectories of art craft and design. Category early 20th century japanese taisho ceramics.

Taisho period circa 1925. They were probably made using the same molds as the backs look quite similar. Yet it is widely believed that no other.