By Sozan, signed Dai Nihon Sozan Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The large porcelain figure painted in grisaille, iron-red, gold, black, and polychrome enamels, depicting the late 12th century female samurai Tomoe Gozen. She is wearing a full armor, elaborately decorated with flowers and gilt mon, and holding a gunpai fan, finely painted with birds, crashing waves, the sun and the moon amid pinkish-blue clouds. Five-character signature Dai Nihon SOZAN [Great Japan, Sozan] in rectangular cartouche on a red ground with gold border on the lower back. HEIGHT 43 cm Condition: Besides minimal wear, the piece is in absolutely perfect condition. Provenance: American East Coast private collection. Tomoe Gozen was one of only a few female warriors, onna-bugeisha, and was known for her immense bravery. Due to her fame and purported beauty she became a popular figure in Japanese art.
By Sozan, signed Dai Nihon Sozan Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The large porcelain figure painted in grisaille, iron-red, gold, black, and polychrome enamels, depicting the late 12th century female samurai Tomoe Gozen. She is wearing a full armor, elaborately decorated with flowers and gilt mon, and holding a gunpai fan, finely painted with birds, crashing waves, the sun and the moon amid pinkish-blue clouds. Five-character signature Dai Nihon SOZAN [Great Japan, Sozan] in rectangular cartouche on a red ground with gold border on the lower back. HEIGHT 43 cm Condition: Besides minimal wear, the piece is in absolutely perfect condition. Provenance: American East Coast private collection. Tomoe Gozen was one of only a few female warriors, onna-bugeisha, and was known for her immense bravery. Due to her fame and purported beauty she became a popular figure in Japanese art.
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