Japanese Meiji Imari Dragon Plate Plates

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Japanese Meiji Imari Dragon Plate Plates - Seiji Kaisha

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Japanese Meiji Imari Dragon Plate Plates - Seiji Kaisha

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Sold Date: 10/14/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Two Japanese Imari Plates by the Seiji Kaisha Company

Purveyor of porcelain for the Japanese Imperial Court and the Ministry of the Imperial Household.

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Width - 8 inches Height - 7/8 inches Age - Meiji (1879 to 1890) Mark - Impressed Seiji Kaisha Condition - Good with some rubbing of the decoration, and wear to the raised enamel on the waves. ( for larger images.)

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In 1879 Fukaumi Suminosuke, Tezuka Kinosuke, and Tsuji Katsuzo left the Koransha Company w they were partners with Eizaemon Fukagawa, and joined Tokyo potter Kawahara Chujiro to start the Seiji Kaisha Company (Company of Pure Water). Like the Koransha Company, the Seiji Kaisha Company received commissions to provide porcelain for the Imperial Court and the Ministry of the imperial Household.
For nearly ten years Seiji Kaishaâe(tm)s excellent craftsman created porcelain wares that, with the exception of Koransha and Fukagawa, had no serious competitors anyw In addition to other accomplishments, a gold medal was awarded to the Seiji Kaisha for a piece that was exhibited in Amsterdam in 1883.
Following the deaths of Kawahara and Tezuka in 1888 and 1889, and the inability to find people who could operate the new machines needed to modernize their production methods, the Seiji Kaisha Company closed in 1890.
~ This history can be found in Gisela Jahn's book, Meiji Ceramics .