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THREE CIRCULAR SATSUMA BOXES AND COVERS
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt, the first with the cover inset with a zig-
zag-shaped panel depicting a gathering of courtiers, samurai, townsmen
and upper-class ladies reserved on a millefleurs ground, the inside of the
cover with throngs of people congregating in a shrine overlooking a lake,
the inside of the box with a profusion of seasonal flowers, signed on the
base Fujisan sei, 5.5cm x 12cm (2 1/8in x 4 3/8in); the second painted
with a shishi prancing among stalks of peonies on the cover, signed
on the base Nihon Satsuma yaki Tawara Koseki ga (painted by Tawara
Koseki, Satsuma ware, Japan), 2.5cm x 9.2cm (1in x 3 5/8in); the third
an oval box, the cover depicting a wealthy household of ladies and
children inside a mansion, the interior with ladies and children strolling
along the shores of a lake, signed on the base [...] matsu Genzan,
3cm x 11cm x 8cm (1 3/16in x 4¼in x 3 1/8in). (6).
£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,700 - 2,500

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A SQUAT SATSUMA VASE 374
By Okamoto Ryozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt, depicting townspeople enjoying activities
associated with different months of the year, including people eating
suika (water melon) in the summer, ladies buying a planted flower from
a botanist and a drunk samurai wielding a sword before a daruma doll
perched on a stand over a bucket and hagoita (a battledore) lying on
the ground, the flattened shoulder and foot decorated with overlapping
and assorted brocades; signed on the base in gilt Ryozan beneath the
Yasuda Trading Company mark. 12cm (4¾in) high.
£2,500 - 3,500
JPY380,000 - 530,000
US$3,500 - 4,900
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A CYLINDRICAL SATSUMA KORO (INCENSE BURNER)
AND RETICULATED COVER
By Kinkozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two fan-shaped
cartouches, each enclosing a different scene, one depicting a Chinese
party enjoying a meal in mansion overlooking a lake and other figures on
a boat outing, the other showing implements used in the tea ceremony
including an ikebana in a boat-shaped vase, two scrolls, an incense
burner and a hanging scroll, all reserved on a dark green ground
decorated with stylized chrysanthemum heads; signed on the base with 375
an impressed mark Kinkozan tsukuru; with a detachable silvered-metal
reticulated cover in the form of a chrysanthemum. 10cm (4in) high. (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,100 - 2,800

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A SMALL OVOID SATSUMA VESSEL AND EN-SUITE COVER
By Kozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt with three horizontal bands, each
enclosing a different design, the upper section with figures engaged in
a variety of New Year activities including playing hobiki (pulling treasures)
and kagami biraki (breaking mochi [rice cake]), the central band depicting
a continuous Chinese mountainous landscape with two scholars in the
foreground walking over a bridge spanning the lake, boats sailing in the
distance and dwellings nestled amongst pine, the lower section painted
with a profusion of assorted seasonal flowers in bloom, the foot and rim
with a narrow band enclosing geometric and foliate motifs, the detachable
en-suite cover with numerous minute butterflies; signed on the base with
a gilt seal Tama[...] Kozan. 11.5cm (4½in) high. (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
JPY450,000 - 760,000
US$4,200 - 7,100
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