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A SQUAT SATSUMA TEAPOT Provenance
By Nakamura Baikei, Meiji era (1868-1912), A German private collection.
late 19th/early 20th century
Delicately decorated in enamels and gilt with a sumptuous scene of Transcription of self-congratulatory inscription:
a falconry excursion in winter on the shores of a lake, the emperor
concealed inside the palanquin borne by a retinue of attendants 該品ハ最モ精巧細美ヲ極タル
towards the back, the courtiers and Imperial archers at the front 物ニテ其使用スル所ロノ焼金画
watching the activities and hunting prowess of the falconer wearing 貝ノ如キハ其最モ純良ナル品質ヲ
fur breeches, the hawking dog trainers and the beaters, a captured 撰シ数年ノ苦心経験ヲ以テ製
red-crested crane in the left foreground, two captured mandarin シタルヲ用ヰ殊ニ数回モ焼付シタ
ducks carried on a pole at the back, four others in flight, a pagoda レバ決テ他日変体ノ貴ナリ且ツ
and pavilions nestled among snow-decked mountains in the distance, 此物品ハ其始ヨリ数十回金ニ[...][...]ノ
the neck with a band of densely cluttered geometric motifs, the short 造レリ実ニ他ノ能リ及ブ可キニアラズ
spout decorated in gilt wtih spiral tendrils, the rounded rectangular 信ノ美術精巧品トシテ実ニ愛ス
silver bracket handle engraved on the exterior with a formal flower ルニ足レリ普ク純良ノ物品ナルハ既
head among foliage, the en-suite cover decorated with a procession ニ世評ニ膾炙スル所ナリ因テ敢テ
of several karako (Chinese children) performing the New Year shishimai 此ニ贅言ヲ要セズ
dance and pulling a flower cart; signed in gilt just above the foot
Nakamura Baikei zo with a gold seal and signed Baikei within a
rectangular black ground reserve on the base; the inside of the lid with
a long self-congratulatory inscription within an open book-shaped
cartouche. 7.7cm x 14.5cm (3in x 6 11/16in). (2).
£10,000 - 15,000
JPY1,500,000 - 2,200,000
US$13,000 - 20,000

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