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TWO LARGE SATSUMA VASES A LARGE SATSUMA MOON FLASK
One by Tozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Each decorated in enamels and gilt, the first with a continuous design Decorated in enamels and gilt with two large lobed panels, one
of pilgrims visiting Nikko Toshogu, the mausoleum of Tokugawa depicting the Yomei-mon (Yomei Gate) in Nikko Toshogu, Tokugawa
Ieyasu, a gojuno-to (five-storied pagoda) towering in the background Ieyasu’s mausoleum on one side and the other an interior scene
beneath a band of densely clustered seasonal flowers, signed on with four middle-class ladies seated in front of a screen decorated
the base Satsuma, 31.5cm (12 3/8in) high; the second a trumpet- with a Chinese landscape, engaged in scholarly pursuits, one writing
form vase painted with tasselled Buddhist brocades, bronze Chinese calligraphy and another painting a fan, the sides with differently
mirrors and associated items, signed on the base Tozan sei; shaped panels enclosing seasonal bird-and-flower scenes all on a
41cm (16 1/8in) high. (2). cobalt-blue ground decorated in gilt with scrolling foliage; signed on
the base with an illegible seal.
£1,000 - 1,500 32cm (12½in) high.
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000 £1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

166 | 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.