Antique Japanese Meiji Era Sumida Gawa Vase Climbing Figures Red Flambe Ishiguro Koko 8.5" LS#088 Mirror as seen in this print

as seen in this print

5"H (16 cm) by 3

The kneeling posture and prayer gesture suggest devotion

Yoshitoshi's life was marked by personal struggles

This chest was made in the mid Meiji era (1868-1912) of red lacquered chestnut front and sugi (cryptomeria) interiors

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Sumida Gawa Vase Climbing Figures Red Flambe Ishiguro Koko 8.5" LS#088 Mirror as seen in this printSumida Gawa export vase by Ishiguro Koko with applied climbing figures in blue patterned kimono, vivid red lava ground with dramatic tenmoku and celadon flambe drip over a lobed mouth Japan, Meiji Period, late 19thearly 20th century A tall cylindrical Sumida Gawa vase bearing the mark of Ishiguro Koko (), one of the named potters working in the Asakusa tradition alongside the Ryosai family. The form is distinctive tapering cylinder rising to a