An hexagonal bowl with central dragon figure and four pictorial panels; together with a vase and cover and a teapot.
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Three Satsuma vessels
One by Kozan, Meiji Period
All painted in enamels and gilt, comprising an incense burner and reticulated cover, the cylindrical body decorated with lobed panels enclosing figural designs including attendants carrying a kago, ladies teaching boys within an interior, separated by smaller panels of tea ceremony wares and ikebana arrangments, signed Kozan, 9cm (3½in) high; the second a small hexagonal vase painted with overlapping panels of warriors and families enjoying an outing at a lake shore, signed Satsuma yaki, 10.2cm (4in) high; the third a miniature teapot and cover decorated with a multitude of butterflies flitting above Spring flowers of irises and azalea, signed with partially-effaced seal, 4cm (1½in) high. (5).
Sold for £937 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 薩摩 三点 (金彩色絵風俗籠旅図透蓋香炉、金彩色絵風俗武士図小花瓶、金彩色絵群蝶花図小瓶) 明治時代


    Provenance: an English private collection.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art


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