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ATTRIBUTED TO OKAMOTO RYOZAN
FOR THE YASUDA COMPANY
A Satsuma Rounded Rectangular Flask and Cover
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt, the two faces painted with faithful
reproductions of prints from Hiroshige’s series 53 Stations of the
Tokaido Road, published by Hoeido, one of Mishima, asagiri (Morning
mist, Mishima) and the other of Fujikawa, bohana no zu (Procession
at a boundary marker, Fujikawa), the sides each depicting a different
kacho-ga (bird-and-flower scene), one with a kawasemi (a kingfisher)
perched on a plum branch and the other with two shigi (snipes) wading
in a stream, signed on the base with the maru ni juji mon (crest of a
cross within a circle), the emblem of the Shimazu clan beneath the
Yasuda company mark, the cover surmounted by a mythical creature
finial; with a cloth-covered storage box. 14cm (5½in) high. (3).
£3,500 - 4,500
JPY680,000 - 880,000
US$4,600 - 5,900

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A SATSUMA CYLINDRICAL SMALL VESSEL AND COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt, the body with a continuous
millefleurs design comprising tightly clustered chrysanthemums
beneath a lappet border enclosing repeated foliate motifs, the
cover reticulated with a net design; the base with a partially effaced
signature. 8.2cm (3¾in) high. (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY190,000 - 290,000
US$1,300 - 2,000 205

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