Yamada Jozan 2nd (1897-1961) Vintage TOKONAME pottery teapot #5079

Height: approx. 7cm (2 3⁄4in)

Width: approx. 14cm (5 33⁄64in)

Weight: 177g

Condition: There is a 2 mm chip below the spout. No problem for use.

Yamada Jozan 2nd
1897-1961
male
tokoname pottery

His real name was Makoto.
He learned the potter’s wheel from Jozan I and seal engraving from Yoshiwara Kasyu, his maternal grandfather.
He learned drawing from Yoshida Kinji (pen name – Ichiha), the principal of the Tokoname pottery school, and took the pen name Futaha.
He changed his name to Kojozan in the middle of the Taisho period, then he took on the name of Jozan II after the death of Jozan I, and he fully demonstrated his traditional techniques.
Jozan II’s teapots also have engravings by celebrated calligraphy and artists.
Certified as a National Designated Technical Preservationist in 1944.