A Satsuma ovoid vase
Meiji Period
Finely painted in enamels and gilt, the body with three rectangular panels, each enclosing a different scene: one depicting a Chinese legendary episode of Hyoko confronting a large bear who had escaped into the palace grounds, another of peasants with brushwood strapped to their backs walking along a winding path at the foot of a waterfall, the third of quail in flight and foraging for food amidst Autumnal plants, all reserved on a ground of formal floral motifs; the shoulder with a band of tea ceremony utensils, unsigned. 15.7cm (6 1/8in) high.
Finely painted in enamels and gilt, the body with three rectangular panels, each enclosing a different scene: one depicting a Chinese legendary episode of Hyoko confronting a large bear who had escaped into the palace grounds, another of peasants with brushwood strapped to their backs walking along a winding path at the foot of a waterfall, the third of quail in flight and foraging for food amidst Autumnal plants, all reserved on a ground of formal floral motifs; the shoulder with a band of tea ceremony utensils, unsigned. 15.7cm (6 1/8in) high.
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Footnotes
- 薩摩 金彩色絵花鳥山水中国説話図花瓶 無銘 明治時代
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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