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A ROUNDED OVOID SATSUMA JAR AND EN-SUITE COVER A PAIR OF TALL RECTANGULAR MATCHING SATSUMA VASES
Painted by Tawara Koseki, Meiji era (1868-1912), By Yomeizan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
late 19th/early 20th century Each decorated in enamels and gilt, each vase similarly painted
Decorated in enamels and gilt with several roundels of different with an outdoor leisurely genre scene, one of numerous sightseers
sizes, the larger roundels enclosing different birds and flowers motifs gathered by a teahouse, another depicting a bustling spring scene with
including a large stylised butterfly among wild chrysanthemums, townspeople, peasants and elegantly dressed women enjoying hanami
hydrangea and maple leaves interspersed among auspicious Chinese (cherry-blossom-viewing), the third depicting a mother and children on
characters including kotobuki (longevity), fuku (fortune) and hoshi (star) the shores of a lake, the fourth a similar scene of a mother and two
enclosed within smaller roundels scattered over the crackled cream children beside a brushwood fence behind which grow tall stalks of
ground, the cover similarly decorated and pierced with three apertures chrysanthemums, the shoulder of each vase with stylised floral sprays
in the form of pine; signed on the base Dai Nihon Satsuma yaki Tawara on a cobalt-blue ground; each vase signed on the base Dai Nihon
Koseki kore o egaku (painted by Tawara Koseki, Satsuma ware, Great Youmeizan. Each vase 42cm (16½in) high. (2).
Japan). 20.5cm (8 1/16in) high. (2).
£4,000 - 6,000
£1,000 - 1,500 JPY600,000 - 910,000
JPY150,000 - 230,000 US$5,700 - 8,500
US$1,400 - 2,100

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