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KINKOZAN WORKSHOP                                                        OKAMOTO RYOZAN FOR THE YASUDA COMPANY
A large cobalt-ground Satsuma vase                                       A cylindrical Satsuma vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century                                 Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century)
Set on a slightly splayed foot and painted in colored enamels and gilt   Painted in colored enamels and gilt over a clear, crackled glaze with a
over a clear, crackled ground with rectangular and fan-shaped panels     continuous scene of groups of people enjoying cherry blossoms in the
containing scenes of birds and flowers or beauties and deities, all      precincts of a shrine by a rocky riverside, the borders decorated with
against a cobalt ground painted in gilt with scrolling floral vines and  geometric designs, signed on the underside Kyoto Ryozan and with
fan-shaped panels of birds and flowers and articles associated with      the mark of the Yasuda Company and the Shimazu family crest
elegant pursuits, signed on the underside among flowering vines          14 1/2in (36.7cm) high
Kinkozan tsukuru and with impressed signature Kinkozan tsukuru
12 5/8in (32cm) high                                                     US$12,000 - 18,000

US$6,000 - 8,000                                                         Exhibited:
                                                                         Columbia, Columbia Museum of Art, "Meiji Magic, Imperial Porcelain
Exhibited:                                                               from Japan from the Collection of Alex and Barbara Kasten", 3
Columbia, Columbia Museum of Art, "Meiji Magic, Imperial Porcelain       January- 18 May, 2014
from Japan from the Collection of Alex and Barbara Kasten", 3
January- 18 May, 2014

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