A SET OF FIVE LOBED {{MUKOZUKE}} BOWLS, stoneware with design of camellia in overglaze enamels

Date1	Edo period
Date2	18th century
Kiln	OGATA Kenzan, Kenzan ware
Height (cm)	7.0
Mouth Diameter (cm)	11.2
Credit Line	The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka , photograph by 〓（Please credit the name of the photographer which is indicated at the bottom left of each image）
Accession No.	02574-1
Description	OGATA Kenzan (1663-1743), who learned the production skills of pottery from NONOMURA Ninsei, opened his kiln in Narutaki, Rakusai in Kyoto in 1699. In 1712 he moved to the city-center town of Nijo-Chojiya where he won popularity among the newly risen merchant-class people for his exceptional designs. This set of bowls, unifying the form and design with "camellia", fully demonstrates the Kenzan style and taste. The inscription on the base can be read "Kenzan" painted in iron brown. Many of Kenzan's works bear his signature, the calligraphic style of which can be classified into three types. Such "Kenzan" brand seems to have been identified the status of the Kenzan workshop.