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A PAIR OF OVOID SATSUMA VASES
By Ryuun Fuzan, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt, each vase
painted on the body with two long rectangular
panels enclosing two different figure scenes,
identical on each vase, one showing a family
of a mother and children enjoying the outdoors
during the hanami (cherry-blossom-viewing)
season, the young girl playing with a den-den
daiko (pellet drum) with her infant brother;
the other panel depicting middle-class ladies
gathered inside a mansion engaged in elegant
pursuits such as painting and calligraphy, all
reserved on a cobalt-blue ground decorated
with assorted foliage; each vase signed in gilt
on the base Ryuun Fuzan within a seal.
Each vase 25cm (9 7/8in) high. (2).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100

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For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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