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A MINIATURE SATSUMA BOWL A SATSUMA SQUARE DISH AND A LOBED BOWL
AND A CIRCULAR THREE-LEGGED BOX AND COVER One by Koyama Nanpo and one by Kinkozan, Meiji era (1868-1912),
The bowl by Kanzan and the box painted by Shozan for the Koshida late 19th/early 20th century
Company, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Each decorated in enamels and gilt, the square dish painted with an
Each decorated in enamels and gilt, the bowl with a wide band outdoor picnic scene of women and children enjoying hanami (cherry-
encircling the entire body enclosing densely clustered peonies and blossom-viewing) bordered by stylised ferns, the sides depicting
chrysanthemum blossoms between two narrow bands of geometric cherry blossoms floating over waves on a cobalt-blue ground, signed
and foliate motifs and painted on the inside with numerous minute on the base with seal Koyama Nanpo beneath the Yasuda Trading
butterflies, signed on the base Kanzan, 4.2cm x 7.3cm (1 5/8in x 2 Company mark, 2.6cm x 13.9cm (1in x 5½in); the bowl painted with
7/8in); the second with the cover painted with an elegantly dressed a samurai household seated in front of a table screen and ikebana
group enjoying an outing along the pine-clad shore of a lake, a snow- displays, their guests in the foreground taking tea, the exterior with
decked Mount Fuji looming in the distance, the sides of the box with stylised cherry blossoms and foliage reserved on a cobalt-blue
tightly clustered and overlapping seasonal flowerheads, signed on the ground, signed on the base Kinkozan in a rectangular reserve;
base with two seals Koshida and Shozan; 5.1cm x 12.2cm (2in x 4¾in). (2).
4.5cm x 7.6cm (1¾in x 3in). (3).
£800 - 1,200
£1,000 - 1,500 JPY120,000 - 180,000
JPY150,000 - 220,000 US$1,100 - 1,600
US$1,300 - 2,000

150 | BONHAMS For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.