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A TALL DEEP SATSUMA BOWL
By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt, the exterior with three lobed
panels, each enclosing a different scene, one depicting a sankin kotai
(damiyo procession) of samurai painted in diminishing size, some on
horseback, others carrying their lord in a palaquin with the majority on
foot carrying banners, boxes and other paraphernalia, the second with
several butterflies hovering over stalks of lilies and the third depicting
an extensive view of Itsukushima Shrine, all over a ground of densely
clustered millefleurs, the interior with fronds of purple and white
wisteria trailing beneath a geometric rim; signed on the base with a gilt
seal Yabu Meizan.
15cm x 15.5cm (5 7/8in x 6 1/8in).

£6,000 - 8,000
JPY830,000 - 1,100,000
US$7,400 - 9,900

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AN UNUSUAL PARTIALLY-ENAMELLED SMALL OVOID
SATSUMA VASE
By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), late 19th/early 20th century
The cream body painted in iron-red outline with intentional omission
of enamels depicting figures scattered over the surface watching the
procession of a nobleman in an ox-driven carriage with attendants
carrying a large chest passing by, beneath trailing blossoms decorated
in coloured enamels and gilding; signed on the base with a gilt seal
Yabu Meizan.
10.8cm (4¼in) high.

£800 - 1,200
JPY110,000 - 170,000
US$990 - 1,500

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.