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THREE SATSUMA TEAPOTS
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
Comprising three circular flattened teapots of different sizes, the largest 400
pot decorated with two panels enclosing figural scenes of ladies and
children in a garden or inside a mansion reserved on a cobalt-blue
ground, signed on the base Fuzan, 6.5cm x 13cm (2½in x 5 1/8in);
the second with trailing autumnal leaves extending from the shoulder
over shrines depicted in the background, signed on the base Genzan, 399
4.5cm x 10.3cm (1¾in x 4 1/8in); the last with a continuous scene of A SMALL SHALLOW RECTANGULAR SATSUMA TRAY
birds and butterflies among autumnal flower and foliage including rose By Kaizan, Meiji era (1868-1912),
mallows, Chinese bellflowers and chrysanthemums, signed on the late 19th/early 20th century
base with a seal Kikkoen tsukuru, Decorated in enamels and gilt with throngs of people, mainly children
4.5cm x 8.5cm (1¾in x 3 3/8in). (6). gathered on the verandah of a temple nestled in a rocky garden
overlooking a pond, a small drum bridge on the lower left foreground,
£1,000 - 1,500 all four sides decorated with children playing with scrolling karakusa
JPY150,000 - 230,000 (‘Chinese grasses’); signed on the base Kaizan sei and on the roof of
US$1,400 - 2,100 the building Kaizan tsukuru.
2cm x 10cm x 15.5cm (¾in x 4in x 6 1/8in).
398 £1,000 - 1,500
FOUR SATSUMA VESSELS
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century JPY150,000 - 230,000
Each decorated in enamels and gilt, comprising a sake cup decorated US$1,400 - 2,100
around the exterior with tiny butterflies hovering beneath trailing
millefleurs, signed with an impressed seal Kinkozan tsukuru on the 400
base, 4.5cm (1¾in) high; the second a circular box and cover with A CYLINDRICAL SATSUMA JAR AND COVER
stalks of fuyo (rose mallow) growing on the banks of a meandering By Okamoto Ryozan, Meiji era (1868-1912),
river, the sides with fronds of purple wisteria, signed Senzan, 3.9cm late 19th/early 20th century
(1½in) high; the third a square box and cover decorated with a group Decorated in enamels and gilt with a continuous design of three
of samurai beneath a flowering cherry tree in front of a thatched birds, two exotic birds in a garden foraging for food among flowering
dwelling, the sides with densely clustered flowerheads, signed on stalks of chrysanthemums, rose mallows and Chinese bellflowers
the base Motodani, 6.8cm x 12.6cm x 12.6cm (2 5/8in x 5in x 5in); and a solitary egret in the distance wading in water, the cover with
the fourth a globular vase decorated with a mass of large assorted two women and a young girl on the verandah of a wealthy residence;
chrysanthemum blossoms, signed on the base Seizan, 12.4cm (4 signed in gilt on the base with a seal Ryozan.
7/8in) high. (6). 8.3cm (3¼in) high. (2).
£1,200 - 1,800 £1,000 - 1,500
JPY180,000 - 270,000 JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,700 - 2,500 US$1,400 - 2,100

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