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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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