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A SATSUMA BOWL AND A SATSUMA VASE
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The first a lobe-rimmed bowl, decorated in enamels and gilt with
twelve floral roundels of assorted size scattered over the interior
cream ground, each representing seasonal flowers including trailing
fronds of fuji (wisteria), susuki (pampas grass), hagi (bush clover),
kiku (chrysanthemum), white and red ume (plum), botan (peony)
and asagao (morning glory), the exterior with a tight arrangement of
shippo-zunagi (linked-jewels), signed on the base in gilt Dai Nihon
Satsumayaki Yuzan tsukuru, 7cm x 18.5cm (2¾in x 7¼in); the second
an ovoid vase, decorated in enamels and gilt with a wide band of
densely clustered fanciful and stylised chrysanthemum heads covering
half of the crackled cream body, the neck similarly decorated with
stylised flowers enclosed within an undulating band, signed in gilt just
above the foot Kashida with a seal,
19.5cm (7 5/8in) high. (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100

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