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            AN ELEGANT SATSUMA VASE BY YUZAN       HOZAN: A SMALL SHOULDERED SATSUMA VASE                                            FUZAN: A SATSUMA CRICKET CAGE
            Glazed ceramic with paint and gold. Japan,   Glazed ceramic with paint and gold. Japan, Meiji period                     Glazed ceramic with paint and gold. Japan, Meiji period
            Meiji period
                                                   Exceedingly finely painted figural scene and intricate nishikide                    Extremely unusual, delicately crafted cricket cage. The form is ovoid and almost entirely
            All densely finely painted. Intricate   with considerable gold. In the two framed fields are ladies,                       openwork and perfectly imitates a woven basket. The “carrying handle” is a cloth that is
            nishikide composition with two panels,   children, a flock of chicken and huts with Fujisan in the                        wrapped around the basket and tied together at the top. It is decorated with blossoms, is
            one depicting a group of women outdoor,   background. Especially opulent in composition are the                          colorful and features gold. The vaulted, openwork lid has a golden knob. On the bottom are
            where chrysanthemums and peonies are in   blossoms and butterflies on the flat shoulder; around the                        three stubby legs and the signature FU-ZAN ⅐ Ⱉ.
            full bloom; the second with seasonal floral   mouth is a star-shaped contour. On the bottom is the signature
            decoration. Signed DAI NIHON YUZAN Zo (⣏   HO-ZAN ⮞ Ⱉį                                                                   HEIGHT 18 CM
            㖍 㛔, ⍳ Ⱉ 忈).
                                                   HEIGHT 7.4 CM                                                                     Condition: Very well preserved, minor chipping to lid
            HEIGHT 24.9 CM                                                                                                           Provenance: From an important Austrian private collection, acquired before 1930
                                                   Condition: Good condition
            Condition: Good condition              Provenance: From an Austrian private collection, once acquired                    Estimate EUR 1.000,-
            Provenance: From an Austrian private   from the Galerie Zacke - corresponding label on the bottom                        Starting price EUR 500,-
            collection
                                                   Estimate EUR 800,-
            Estimate EUR 600,-                     Starting price EUR 400,-
            Starting price EUR 300,-











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