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A DEEP LOBED-RIMMED SATSUMA BOWL
By Juzan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt with a continuous design of a shoal of
assorted fish and crustaceans including catfish, octopus, crayfish,
eel, carp and blowfish, caught in a net on the exterior, the interior with
densely overlapping millefleurs of chrysanthemum blossoms, peonies
and morning glory; signed on the base with a seal Juzan sei.
7.5cm x 11.6cm (3in x 4½in).

£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000
US$2,600 - 4,000
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A MINIATURE CYLINDRICAL SATSUMA BRUSHPOT
By Yabu Meizan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt with an all-over design of figures,
mainly chidren engaged in different activities or pursuits including
calligraphy, poetry, painting and playing the shamisen, the lower
bottom section depicting figures cleaning tatami mats in preparation
for the New Year; signed on the base with a gilt seal Yabu Meizan.
6.5cm (2½in) high.
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,600
171
AN EGG-SHAPED SATSUMA VESSEL AND EN-SUITE COVER
By Meizan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt with three vertical rectangular panels
enclosing contrasting scenes, one depicting courtiers seated around 171
the feet of a nobleman standing in front of a palanquin on the shores
of a lake, numerous attendants behind him, the second showing
people celebrating the New Year including a boy carrying a kite and a
procession of itinerant entertainers, the third with an outdoor scene of
townsmen enjoying the umemi (plum-viewing) season, with detachable
en-suite cover surmounted with a finial in the form of a shishi playing
with a stalk of peony, signed inside the cover with gilt seal Meizan sei;
fixed on a wood stand. 14cm (5½in) high including stand. (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,600

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A SMALL OVOID SATSUMA VESSEL AND EN-SUITE COVER
By Kozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt with three horizontal bands, each
enclosing a different design, the upper section with figures engaged
in a variety of New Year activities including playing hobiki (pulling
treasures) and kagami biraki (breaking mochi [rice cake]), the central
band depicting a continuous Chinese mountainous landscape with two
scholars in the foreground walking over a bridge spanning the lake,
boats sailing in the distance and dwellings nestled amongst pine, the
lower section painted with a profusion of assorted seasonal flowers in
bloom, the foot and rim with a narrow band enclosing geometric and
foliate motifs, the detachable en-suite cover with numerous minute
butterflies; signed on the base with a gilt seal Tama[...] Kozan.
11.5cm (4½in) high. (2). 172
£2,500 - 4,000
JPY370,000 - 590,000
US$3,300 - 5,300

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