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Lot 158
A pair of Satsuma hexagonal vases By the Tohakuen workshop, Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1890s
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,562.50 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA pair of Satsuma hexagonal vases
By the Tohakuen workshop, Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1890s
Boldly and finely decorated in enamels and gilt with matching designs, each face depicting a different historical, legendary, bird-and-flower scene including Kokaku Sennin riding a crane, Minamoto no Yoshimitsu playing the sho (mouth organ), a sparrow flying over morning glories and a pair of monkeys on a fruiting tree, three alternate faces on each vase covered with a textured net curtain delicately rendered in white enamel, the necks, shoulders and feet with stylised repeated gilt floral crests and patterns; each vase signed Tohakuen within a pierced oval reserve. Each vase 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high. (2).
Boldly and finely decorated in enamels and gilt with matching designs, each face depicting a different historical, legendary, bird-and-flower scene including Kokaku Sennin riding a crane, Minamoto no Yoshimitsu playing the sho (mouth organ), a sparrow flying over morning glories and a pair of monkeys on a fruiting tree, three alternate faces on each vase covered with a textured net curtain delicately rendered in white enamel, the necks, shoulders and feet with stylised repeated gilt floral crests and patterns; each vase signed Tohakuen within a pierced oval reserve. Each vase 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high. (2).
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A long-established Scottish collection.
























