April 23, 2024
ANTIQUE JAPANESE SUMIDA GAWA VASE WITH THE SIGNATURE OF BAN-NI
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Sumida Gawa pottery items were manufactured in Japan near the Sumida River (which runs through the Asakusa district of Tokyo) and were exported to Western countries between the late 1800s and 1920s. Sumida Gawa pottery items are typically very heavy and feature three-dimensional figures such as plants,animals, landscapes or humans, such as martial artists, peasants, pilgrims,government officials, Buddhist disciples and children.The style of applied figures on a surface with flowing glaze was invented about 1890 by the Seto potter Ryosai I , who worked in Tokyo from about 1875 to 1900. Some of the many common and popular Sumida Gawa pottery items include bowls, vases, pitchers, tea pots, jars, mugs andmuch more. A great number of the pieces are probably the work of a single family - Inoue Ryosai I (1828-), Inoue Ryosai II (born c. 1860), and Inuoue Ryosai III (1888-1971) who moved the manufacturing site to Yokohama in 1924. The most common characteristics are items whose upper half (or less) is partially glazed with a flamb glaze or glazed with two or more colors in a splashed application. Often, the glaze has run, creating curtains or droplets. Some pieces are entirely glazed while others are bisque. Many scenes on Sumida pottery depict fables from Japanese folklore. This vase is a beautiful example of Sumida Gawa ware with the
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