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365
THREE SATSUMA VESSELS
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Each decorated in enamels and gilt,
comprising two bowls, the larger bowl
depicting a group of Chinese male and female
courtiers gathered at the foot of mountainous
landscape, unsigned, 18.2cm (7 1/8in) diam.;
the smaller bowl depicting five warriors in the
central well and bordered by narrow bands of
foliate motifs, signed on the base in gilt with
a long inscription including the maker’s name
Choshuzan and the painter’s name Yoshitomo,
12.7cm (5in) diam.; the third a vase with eight
rectangular vertical panels around the body,
each enclosing a Chinese dignitary, unsigned,
13cm (5 1/8in) high. (3).
£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,700 - 2,500
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TWO SATSUMA VESSELS
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Each decorated in enamels and gilt, the first
a model of chick hatching from one egg and
surrounded by five others resting on top of
a large lotus, the eggs painted with different
designs including one showing several karako
(Chinese boys) learning calligraphy from
a scholar, another with several differently-
shaped cartouches enclosing Chinese figures
and flowers and a third with many overlapping
brocades of assorted designs, unsigned, 7cm
x 7.4cm x 10.7cm (2¾in x 2 7/8in x 4¼in); the
second a teapot decorated around the body
with an interior domestic scene of a gathering
of women and children, the detachable cover
in the form of a chrysanthemum blossom,
366 signed on the base Dozan,
8cm x 11cm (3 1/7in x 4¼in). (3).
£800 - 1,200
JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,100 - 1,700

367
TWO MINIATURE SATSUMA VESSELS
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt, the first a
cylindrical vase decorated with an all-over
scene of numerous butterflies in flight, signed
on the base Kinkozan tsukuru, 6.5cm (2½in)
high; the second an ovoid vase with a few
tiny yellow butterflies hovering over stalks of
peony, signed on the base Kinkozan tsukuru,
9.5cm (3¾in) high. (2).

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

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