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A PAIR OF SATSUMA VASES
3228 Meiji era (late 19th century)
Both vessels of bulbous form with long tapered necks, decorated in
polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackled ground with tomo-e-
shaped panels of flowers and butterflies, the surrounding areas with
lattice and brocade patterns, the rim and foot with a key-fret border
4 5/8in (11.8cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500

3228
A PAIR OF SATSUMA VASES
By Kinkoku, Meiji era (early 20th century)
Each pear-shaped body with a long neck and finely painted in
polychrome enamels and gilt with mirror images of a landscape
populated by women and children enjoying cherry blossoms, the
minute petals rendered in moriage, the foot and rim with geometric
patterned bands, signed Dai Nihon Satsuma no kuni Kinkoku sei
Tsunenobu ga
6 3/4in (17.2cm) high
$3,000 - 4,000

3229
A PAIR OF SATSUMA VASES
By Rokuzan, Meiji era (late 19th century)
Each finely painted in polychrome enamels and gilt over a clear
crackled glaze with a continuous scene of men, women and children
frolicking in a spring landscape filled with flowering plants and
blossoming wisteria vines partially obscured by a gilt floral-brocade
band cascading over the shoulder, geometric patterned bands at the
foot and short neck, signed Rokuzan
9 1/2in (24.3cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

3230
A LARGE SATSUMA VASE
By Shozan, Meiji era (late 19th century)
The tall hexagonal vessel set on a ring foot and painted in polychrome
enamels and gilt on a clear crackled glaze on each side with scenes
of a samurai and attendants, beauties and a gentleman viewing cherry
blossoms, and a toy peddler, each punctuated with scenes of birds
and flowers, the shoulders decorated with scrolling floral vines and
intertwining leaves and flowers, topped by stylized wave and cloud
bands, the underside with flowering tendrils and whorl patterns,
signed Shozan [] ga and with the Shimazu family crest
12 1/4in (31.1cm) high
$5,000 - 7,000

3231
A SATSUMA VASE
By Rokuzan, Meiji era (late 19th century)
Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackled glaze
with a spring landscape populated by four Kanbun-era beauties
dancing beneath trailing vines of purple and white wisteria, the high
shoulder scattered with foliate and geometric-patterned fans resting
on a swirling gilt brocade band, squared floral lappets encircling the
foot, signed Dai Nihon Rokuzan zo
10in (25.3cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

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