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A SATSUMA OVOID VASE A TALL SATSUMA CYLINDRICAL VASE
By Okamoto Ryozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), Painted by Sozan for the Kinkozan Company,
late 19th/early 20th century Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt with a continuous design of a flowering Finely and delicately painted in three subtle tones of sumi (ink) with an
pink plum tree with its branches draped beneath a narrow circular atmospheric and peaceful evening design flowing around the body
band of semi-circular formalised flower heads diagonally spreading with a bamboo grove beside pools of water, each row of stems of
across the body, the shoulder encircled with swirling brocade beneath bamboo bending in the gentle evening breeze, diminishing in size and
a hexagonal mouth; signed on the base in gilt Ryozan beside the fading into the distance, the reverse with the roofs of two thatched
Yasuda Trading Company mark. dwellings nestled at the foot of bamboo, Mount Fuji soaring in the
26.5cm (10¼in) high. distance, between two contrasting simple, narrow bands of shippo-
zunagi (linked-jewels) in bright gilt encircling the rim and foot; signed
£2,000 - 3,000 at lower right with a gold seal Sozan and on the base with a seal
JPY300,000 - 440,000 Kinkozan zo and an impressed seal Kinkozan.
US$2,600 - 4,000 25.3cm (10in) high.

£3,000 - 5,000
JPY440,000 - 740,000
US$4,000 - 6,600

158 | 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.