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A LARGE SQUARE SATSUMA BOWL
By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt, the exterior painted with four
lobed panels, each enclosing a different scene, one depicting an
extensive view of Suruga Bay with figures in front of thatched buildings
beneath pines on the bank in the foreground, other figures in small
ferry boats on the lake and Mount Fuji rising in the distance, another
panel with groups of artisans engaged in different activities including a
fan-maker, a sculptor and an umbrella-maker, the third with five hojiro
(meadow buntings) perched among plum branches, the last depicting
a winding daimyo procession, all reserved on a millefleurs ground, the
interior decorated with colourful butterflies fluttering beneath a border
of trailing summer and autumn flowering blossoms; signed on the base
with a partially erased gilt seal Yabu Meizan.
10.6cm x 17.7cm (4 1/8in x 6 15/16in).

£5,000 - 8,000
JPY690,000 - 1,100,000
US$6,200 - 9,900

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A SMALL SQUAT GLOBULAR SATSUMA VASE
By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with a continuous scene
of women working at weaving industry, including hanging thread to
dry, combing the thread, and weaving cloth on a large loom, the neck
painted with vertical panels of peonies and cherry blossom; signed on
the base with a gilt seal Yabu Meizan. 9.5cm (3¾in) high.

£2,000 - 3,000
JPY280,000 - 410,000
US$2,500 - 3,700

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot FINE JAPANESE ART | 139
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.