Okamoto Ryozan was a Japanese potter who was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1891. He is best known for his innovative use of traditional Japanese pottery techniques to create modern and stylish pieces. He began his pottery career as an apprentice to his father, Okamoto Shinzan, who was a renowned potter in his own right. Ryozan quickly mastered the traditional pottery techniques of his father, but he was also eager to experiment with new ideas. He was one of the first Japanese potters to use electric kilns and to experiment with new glazes and firing techniques.

His pottery is known for its simple, elegant forms and its use of natural colours and materials. He often used Japanese motifs, such as cherry blossoms and bamboo, in his designs. His pottery was also characterized by its high quality and craftsmanship. Ryozan's pottery was exhibited in Japan and around the world, and more...

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A superb Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase by Okamoto Ryozan…

A superb Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase by Okamoto Ryozan for the Yasuda Company. Painted with a continuous scene with a moored boat with figures gathering shellfish at the beach at low tide with Mt Fiji in the background - all between boarders of…

A Satsuma earthenware rectangular dish by Ryozan, Meiji period,…

Meiji Period Satsuma Earthenware Rectangular Dish by Ryozan, Kyoto

A Satsuma earthenware rectangular dish by Ryozan, Meiji period, the interior with a scene of figures gathered in a pavilion garden within a formal border of vignettes depicting precious objects, inscription Kyoto Toji Gaisha, Ryozan-zo to base, 21.5 cm…

An important and fine quality Chozan signed Japanese Meiji…

An important and fine quality Chozan signed Japanese Meiji period satsuma vase set on an ivory ground with superb gilding and finely detailed hand painted panels depicting traditional figures in landscapes, geometric painted & gilded borders signed on…

An exceptional Ryozan signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma…

An exceptional Ryozan signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma lidded koro set on an ivory ground having panelled hand painted decoration depicting Samurai, immortals and children in ceremonial landscapes bordered by geometric patterns and gilding, having…

Fine Satsuma Meiji period porcelain dish by Ryozan of shallow…

Meiji Satsuma Dish with Kannon Riding Carp

Fine Satsuma Meiji period porcelain dish by Ryozan of shallow circular form, depicting Kannon in heavily decorated robes, holding a lotus flower and riding a sacred carp, in tones of green, orange, pink and blue on a black ground, accented with delicate…

Satsuma Japanese reticulated pottery vase by Ryozan, Meiji…

Ryozan Satsuma Vase, Meiji Period

Satsuma Japanese reticulated pottery vase by Ryozan, Meiji period, 15.5 cm high

An exceptional Satsuma earthenware vase painted by Okamoto…

Satsuma Vase by Okamoto Ryozan for Yasuda Company

An exceptional Satsuma earthenware vase painted by Okamoto Ryozan for the Yasuda Company, decorated with a single masted vessel with 35 crew and passengers depicted on her deck, including samurai, a komus? mendicant monk, numerous men with Edo period…

A Japanese Satsuma bowl, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated…

Meiji Satsuma Bowl with Thousand Butterflies

A Japanese Satsuma bowl, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with thousand butterflies, with 'Ryozan' mark to the base, fitted wooden box, 14 cm diameter, 8 cm high

Japanese Satsuma small dish, signed Ryozan

Signed Japanese Satsuma Dish by Ryozan

Japanese Satsuma small dish, signed Ryozan

A pair of Meiji period vases, signed Ryozan. Handpainted in…

Meiji Ryozan Signed Garden Scene Vases

A pair of Meiji period vases, signed Ryozan. Handpainted in gold & enamel with a garden scene. Height 18 cm

Satsuma baluster vase Meiji period painted in enamels and gilt,…

Meiji Satsuma Baluster Vase with Noble Family and Flowers

Satsuma baluster vase Meiji period painted in enamels and gilt, the body with continuous scene depicting a noble family standing on a hill watching a procession, reserved on a millefleurs ground of a mass of densely clustered chrysanthemums and peonies,…

A fine Satsuma vase, Meiji Period, 1968-1912 delicately painted…

Satsuma Vase with Ladies and Attendants, Meiji Period

A fine Satsuma vase, Meiji Period, 1968-1912 delicately painted with ladies and their attendants in an outdoor setting, four character Ryozan mark. 12 cm high

A small Satsuma vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, decorated with…

Small Meiji Satsuma Vase with Figures and Landscapes

A small Satsuma vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, decorated with gilt, iron-red and enamels in four shaped panels with figures and landscapes within diaper designs, signed Ryozan, 6 cm high, 5.5 cm diameter

A Japanese Sumida vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), mark of…

Sumida Vase with Figures, Meiji Period

A Japanese Sumida vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), mark of Ryozan, of squat shape bulging below the rim, horizontally-ribbed, cream, brown, green, and speckled blue glazes falling unevenly from the rim over the red ground, two figures applied in relief to…