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A LARGE SATSUMA VASE A CYLINDRICAL SATSUMA VASE
Attributed to Kinkozan, Meiji era (late 19th century) By Kinkozan, Meiji era (late 19th century)
Of baluster form, the elegant vase decorated in polychrome enamels Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackled glaze
and gilt on a clear crackled glaze with two large panels painted with with a panel of a beauty and attendant with a cricket cage beneath
the entrance to an impressive temple, flanked by koma-inu statues a blossoming plum tree and a panel of a rooster, hen and chicks in
and a classical beauty standing among blossoming chrysanthemums, bamboo and clover, the surrounding areas painted with flowering vines
each panel bordered by key-frets and separated by dense brocade, in gilt on a cobalt ground, signed in gilt and impressed seal Kinkozan zo
roundels of phoenix and birds in flight in gilt on a cobalt ground 9 5/8in (24.4cm) high
12in (30.5cm) high $3,000 - 5,000
$4,000 - 5,000
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A LARGE SATSUMA VASE Both by Kinkozan, Meiji era (late 19th century)
By Kinkozan, Meiji era (early 20th century) The first a brush pot moulded in the form of a bamboo node, the rim
Of baluster form with a rolled lip, decorated in polychrome enamels designed as three overlapping sparrows in flight and finished with a
and gilt on a clear crackled glaze with a continuous scene of samurai stepped foot, painted in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackled
before war drums and a battle encampment in the background, glaze with a rooster and hen in a blossoming flower garden, the foot
the collar and foot decorated with silver formal bands worked with decorated with a dense brocade band, floral lozenges and rolling waves,
scrolling leaves in low relief, the rim painted with flowering tendrils, signed Kinkozan zo; the second a globular vase decorated with two
signed Kinkozan zo kore shaped panels containing beauties taking refreshment before a stall
13in (33.1cm) high bearing a banner reading Toyokuni sanbyaku nen hatsuyaki Kinkozan
$4,000 - 5,000 sei zo [], the reverse decorated with figures strolling in a formal garden
all painted in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackled glaze, the
body decorated with ferns in gilt on a cobalt ground, the foot and rim
finished in gilt geometric bands, impressed signature Kinkozan zo
5 5/8in (14.3cm) high (brushpot); 4 3/4in (12.1cm) high (vase)
$2,200 - 2,800

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