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By Okamoto Ryozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), By Hozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
late 19th/early 20th century Decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with three long rectangular
Painted in enamels and gilt, the body decorated with several figures panels, each enclosing a different scene, one depicting mandarin
including families, merchants and revellers strolling along a lakeshore ducks perched on snow-laden rocks, another painted with a group
and enjoying hanami (cherry-viewing), one middle-class family seated of itinerant entertainers, some dancing, others beating drums, the
on the open-terrace verandah of a chaya (tea house) on the left side, third panel with a waterfall cascading down a mountainous Chinese-
separated by vertical bands of brocade and irises and other floral inspired landscape where a pavilion is nestled amidst cherry trees, a
motifs, the shoulder with bands of shippo-zunagi (linked-jewels) and ferry boat in the foreground, all reserved on a ground of stylised flower
geometric patterns; signed on the base Kyoto Ryozan beneath the heads; signed on the base with seal Hozan between the Shimazu
Yasuda Trading Company mark. family crest and the Yasuda Trading Company mark.
24cm (9 3/8in) high. 25.2cm (9 7/8in) high.

£2,000 - 3,000 £1,200 - 1,800
JPY300,000 - 440,000 JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$2,600 - 4,000 US$1,600 - 2,400

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