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A SATSUMA KORO (INCENSE BURNER)
AND SMALL BOX AND COVER
The second by Kakimoto, Meiji era (1868- 1082
1912), late 19th century
The incense burner painted in green enamel
and modeled as a chrysanthemum, set on
three leaf feet and fitted with a pierced silver
chrysanthemum cover; the box decorated in
polychrome enamels and gilt and modeled as
Hotei wrapped in his treasure sack, signed
on the underside in gilt Kakimoto
3 1/4in (8.3cm) high; 2 1/4in (5.7cm) wide
US$2,000 - 3,000

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A SATSUMA INCENSE BURNER AND
SATSUMA EWER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Decorated in colored enamels and gilt over
a clear crackled glaze, the bulbous incense
burner with a partially scalloped foot rim and
upper portion finely painted with stylized 1083
chrysanthemum blossoms, the rim applied
with silver band and fitted with a pierced
silver lid fashioned as a chrysanthemum; the
phoenix-and-dragon ewer with a bird-head
spout and dragon-headed loop handle,
the lobed body and lid decorated with
chrysanthemum blossoms above hovering
butterflies silhouetted against a gosu blue
band encircling the lower portion, the base
with four short supports signed Satsuma-yaki
Shogetsu below the mark of the Shimazu
family
4 1/2 and 5 1/2in (11.5 and 14cm) high
US$1,000 - 1,500

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AN EARTHENWARE MODEL OF FOWL
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989)
era, early to mid-20th century
A three-dimensional portrayal of a rooster
perched on a bound sheaf of rice with a
small opening to the top, a hen standing
below on a second sheaf and bending over
to feed one of the three chicks, the details
picked out in gilt and polychrome enamels
10 3/8in (26.3cm) high

US$4,000 - 6,000

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