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                                                             A PAIR OF SLENDER OVOID SATSUMA VASES
                                                             By Shozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
                                                             Each vase decorated in enamels and gilt with a complementary
                                                             scene depicting an elegant bridal procession, the bride wearing a
                                                             tsunokakushi headdress accompanied by several attendants, all
                                                             strolling beneath overhanging branches of cherry blossoms, the
                                                             children playing with a dog, the shoulder with overlapping swirling
                                                             brocade enclosing assorted geometric and floral designs; each vase
                                                             signed on the base with a gilt seal Shozan.
                                                             Each vase 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high. (2).

                                                             £2,000 - 3,000
                                                             JPY300,000 - 450,000
                                                             US$2,600 - 4,000
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                                                             A SATSUMA BOTTLE VASE
                                                             By Yozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
                                                             Decorated in enamels and gilt, the squat circular body painted with
                                                             two panels, one depicting numerous karako (Chinese boys) crossing
                                                             a drum bridge to a large garden of a pavilion, the other with a flock
                                                             of geese among flowering plants, reserved on a ground of elaborate
                                                             floral and formal designs, the tall neck with a pair of writhing dragons;
                                                             signed above the foot in gilt Dai Nihon Kyoto Yozan sei.
                                                             32cm (12 5/8in) high.

                                                             £1,000 - 1,500
                                                             JPY150,000 - 220,000
                                                             US$1,300 - 2,000


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