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A LOBED-RIMMED SATSUMA BOWL A LARGE BALUSTER SATSUMA BALUSTER VASE
By Nikko, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century By Matsumoto Hozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt with trailing branches of maple on the Finely decorated in enamels and gilt with two large panels enclosing
interior, the design extending over the exterior, signed on the base a different scene, one depicting five young boys caught in a gust of
Nikko; with a wooden storage box. 5.2cm x 12.7cm (2in x 5in). (2). wind playing kakurenbo (hide and seek) beside maple trees and two
ducks flying past a flowering plum tree on a river bank in the other, all
£800 - 1,000 reserved on a cobalt-blue ground decorated in gilt with floral, stylised
JPY120,000 - 150,000 butterfly and ho-o (phoenix), hollyhock crests among scrolling karakusa
US$1,100 - 1,400 (‘Chinese grasses’); signed in gilt on the base Matsumoto Hozan.
46cm (18in) high.
£3,000 - 5,000
JPY450,000 - 760,000
US$4,200 - 7,100
Provenance
Sold at Christie’s, London, 30 June 1981, lot 173.

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