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1868-1875

Vase

Fukagawa Ezaiemon

Japanese, 1833 - 1889

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The Centennial award judges noted that some of the porcelain vases made by Fukagawa were "very remarkable as pieces of potting on a most unusual scale. The decoration also is splendid and effective." The use of the pink overglaze color was a new technique introduced by the Fukagawa potters in the late nineteenth century.

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