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           A TALL SATSUMA VASE                                A MISCELLANEOUS GROUP OF EIGHT SATSUMA CUPS
           By Shotei, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century   AND SAUCERS
           Decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with a formal repeated design   Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
           of tall stalks of chrysanthemums growing from behind a brushwood   Decorated in enamels and gilt, comprising eight cups and saucers:
           fence reserved on a cream ground, the shoulder with a wide band of   two matching tea cup and saucer sets, each cup and saucer with two
           stylised and tasselled chrysanthemum heads; the neck encircled with   rectangular panels enclosing different bird-and-flower scenes, each cup,
           shippo-hanabishi (diamond-linked-jewels); signed on the base    4.5cm x 10.5cm (1¾in x 4 1/8in), each saucer, 13cm (5 1/8in) diam.; the
           Shotei ga (painted by Shotei) with a seal Shotei. 46.5cm (18¼in) high.  third, a coffee cup and saucer, the cup with two panels, one with a pair of
                                                              chickens with cotton roses, the other with trailing wisteria, the matching
                                                              saucer similarly decorated, the cup, 5.5cm x 7cm (2 1/8in x 2¾in), the
           £1,000 - 1,500                                     saucer, 12.2cm (4 13/16in) diam.; the fourth, a coffee cup and saucer,
           JPY150,000 - 230,000                               the cup with two panels, one decorated with a group of samurai reading
           US$1,400 - 2,100                                   a scroll, the other with a beautiful lady and children among gathering
                                                              herbs, the matching saucer similarly decorated, the cup, 5cm x 7cm
           356                                                (2inx 2¾in), the saucer, 12cm (4¾in) diam.; the fifth, another coffee cup
           A LARGE BALUSTER SATSUMA VASE                      and saucer, the cup with two panels, one depicting a mother teaching
           By Kinkozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century   dance to her child, the other with a warrior beneath a flowering cherry
           Decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two large rectangular   tree, the saucer similarly decorated, the cup, 4.7cm x 6.8cm (1 7/8in x 2
           panels, each enclosing a bird-and-flower scene, one showing a   11/16in), the saucer, 10.5cm (4 1/8in) diam.; the sixth, a coffee cup and
                                                              saucer, the cup with a continuous mountainous landscape with lake and
           cockerel perched on a latticed bamboo fence beneath trailing wisteria
           and a hen standing below among flowering shrubs of lilies and wild   a temple, the matching saucer similarly decorated, the cup, 5cm x 6.5cm
                                                              (2in x 2½in), the saucer, 11cm (4 5/16in) diam.; the seventh, a coffee cup
           chrysanthemums growing besides a stream, the other depicting a pair   and saucer, the cup with a continuous rice farming scene, the matching
           of pheasants foraging for food beside a flowering cherry tree among   saucer similarly decorated, the cup, 4.7cm x 6.1cm (1 7/8inx 2 7/16in),
           tall stems of basho (Japanese fibre banana) and flowering shrubs of   the saucer, 11cm (4 3/8in) diam.; the last another coffee cup and saucer,
           morning glory, all reserved on a cobalt-blue ground decorated with   the cup depicting a continuous scene of figures enjoying an outing by a
           stylised flower heads and foliage, the neck with bands of geometric   lake, the saucer similarly decorated, the cup 5cm x 6.5cm (2in x 2½in),
           motifs; signed on the base in gilt Kinkozan tsukuru. 40cm (15¾in) high.  the saucer, 10.5cm (4 1/8in) diam.; all signed Kinkozan tsukuru, two sets
                                                              with an impressed seal of Kinkozan tsukuru. (16).
           £3,000 - 5,000
           JPY450,000 - 760,000                               £1,000 - 1,500
           US$4,200 - 7,100                                   JPY150,000 - 230,000
                                                              US$1,400 - 2,100
                                                              Illustrated on page 190.

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