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A LARGE SATSUMA DEEP BOWL
261 Painted by Sozan for the Tanaka Company of
154 | BONHAMS Shiba, Tokyo, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt with three
overlapping maple-leaf panels enclosing from
right the head and shoulders of an elegantly
clad woman, a shirabyoshi (court dancer) in a
boat drifting past overhanging willow branches
on Lake Biwa, alluding to Asazuma-bune or
ladies of the night associated with the port
of Asazuma, the third depicting a waterfall
cascading down a mountainous landscape
surrounded by swirling narrow bands of
brocade enclosing assorted geometric
and foliate motifs spiralling from the centre,
reserved on a cream ground decorated with
tightly arranged hanabishi (flowery-diamond)
and whorl patterns; one maple leaf panel
signed in gilt Sozan with a seal, signed on the
base with three seals respectively Tokyo Shiba
ku, Tanaka sei and Sozan.
7.7cm x 24.5cm (3in x 9 5/8in).

£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 440,000
US$2,600 - 4,000

261
A LOBE-RIMMED SATSUMA BOWL
By Yuzan, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt with twelve
floral roundels of assorted size scattered over
the interior cream ground, each representing
seasonal flowers including trailing fronds of
fuji (wisteria), susuki (pampas grass), hagi
(bush clover), kiku (chrysanthemum), white
and red ume (plum), botan (peony) and
asagao (morning glory), the exterior with a
tight arrangement of shippo-zunagi (linked
jewels); signed on the base in gilt Dai Nihon
Satsumayaki Yuzan zo.
7cm x 18.5cm (2¾in x 7¼in).

£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,600 - 2,400

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.