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1236
MEIZAN (ACTIVE CIRCA 1890-1900)
A pair of miniature Satsuma vases
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The elongated ovoid vases each with a short neck and splayed foot,
decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt with scenes of courtiers
in an interior, on a veranda and in the garden of a well-appointed
villa, the shoulders painted with a collar of floral lappets against a
geometric ground, and the foot with lozenge patterns above a keyfret
1236 band, signed in red enamel Meizan sei
3 1/2in (8.9cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500

1237
MEIZAN (ACTIVE CIRCA 1890-1900)
A small Satsuma baluster vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1890
Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackled
ground with Raiko (Minamoto no Yorimitsu) and Watanabe no Tsuna
about to slay the tsuchigumo (earth spider), with a gathering of
immortals, the surrounding areas decorated with geometric and floral
patterns, the neck painted with scrolling vines and the foot with a
band of grasses, signed in gilt Meizan
7 1/8in (18.1cm) high

$1,500 - 2,500
1238
MEIZAN (ACTIVE CIRCA 1890-1900)
A fine miniature Satsuma vase
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The elongated ovoid vase set on a splayed foot and decorated in
polychrome enamels and gilt with a continuous scene of a festival
procession and onlookers seated before a curtain, the neck and foot
decorated with geometric and floral bands, signed in gilt Meizan sei
1237 1238 4 3/4in (12.2cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
1239
TANZAN (ACTIVE CIRCA 1900)
A fine reticulated Satsuma box and cover
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The circular box designed as a cricket cage, set on four cabriole feet
and delicately pierced on the sides and cover and molded on the
cover to resemble a knotted ribbon, painted in polychrome enamels
and gilt with flower heads, floral lozenges and phoenix roundels, the
underside and feet decorated with blossoming flowers and stylized
waves, the interior with a shodana containing flower arrangements in
Chinese-style vessels, signed in gilt on a square, black reserve Dai
Nihon Tanzan
3 7/8in (9.8cm) diameter

$3,000 - 4,000

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