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A SMALL SATSUMA BOWL                                                       A SATSUMA LOBED-RIMMED BOWL
By Kizan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century              By Hozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in gilt and enamels, the interior painted with an artist seated  Decorated in enamels and gilt, the interior painted with spectators
in front of a two-fold screen decorated with a Chinese landscape, his      inside teahouses watching a vibrant and colourful procession of dashi
mouth agape, watching the figures come to life, stepping out of the        (festival floats) from the Kanda Matsuri (Kanda Festival) one of the
partially open painting, the exterior decorated with differently shaped    largest Shinto festivals in Edo, some floats mounted with giant dolls
and overlapping panels enclosing bird-and-flower scenes, warriors          of legendary figures, two banners indicating the Kanda Shrine Festival
seated on the shores of a lake and a mother and child in a garden;         waving in front of Mount Fuji looming in the distance; signed on the
signed on the base with seal Kizan.                                        base in gilt [...] Hozan in a square reserve.
4.7cm x 12.3cm (1 7/8in x 4 7/8in).                                        15.5cm (6 1/8in) diam.

£1,000 - 1,500                                                             £800 - 1,200
JPY150,000 - 220,000                                                       JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,300 - 2,000                                                           US$1,100 - 1,600

170 | 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.
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