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A MINIATURE SATSUMA VASE
3251 By Yabu Meizan, Meiji era (late 19th century)
Of bulbous form with a squared shoulder,
the mouth slightly flared and finely decorated
in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear
crackled ground with a single richly-colored
maple branch cascading from the rim, signed
Yabu Meizan
2 3/8in (6cm) high
$800 - 1,200

3251
A MINIATURE SATSUMA VASE
By Yabu Meizan, Meiji era (late 19th century)
The bulbous body rising to a garlic bulb
mouth and finely decorated in polychrome
enamels and gilt on a clear crackled ground
with a scene of women and children admiring
painters at work, the neck with a profusion
of chrysanthemum heads and a band of
scrolling vines at the rim, signed Yabu Meizan
2 3/4in (7cm) high
$6,000 - 8,000

3252
A MINIATURE SATSUMA VASE
By Yabu Meizan, Meiji era (late 19th century)
The baluster vase with a flared foot and
everted rim, decorated in polychrome enamels
and gilt on a clear crackled ground with a
continuous scene of fishermen on a lake, the
mountains in the distance, bordered by two
brocade lappet bands, the foot and rim with
additional bands of geometric patterns and
scrolling vines, signed Yabu Meizan
3 1/2in (8.9cm) high
$6,000 - 8,000

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