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A SATSUMA OVOID VASE
By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt with a continuous
scene mainly depicting activities associated with the
New Year celebrations including female servants
organizing a feast, including one preparing the tai
(seabream) and one grating a piece of dry bonito in
front of a cat, on the reverse boys gathered around a
display of battle banners and armour during the Boys’
Festival, all beneath a neck of trailing chrysanthemums
draping over the shoulder; signed on the base Yabu
Meizan within a gilt seal. 11.5cm (4½in) high.

£2,000 - 3,000
JPY260,000 - 400,000
US$2,500 - 3,700

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A SATSUMA VASE
By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt with a cat at
the foot of purple and white wisteria trailing from the
trumpet-shape neck, eyeing two sparrows in flight, all
on a cream crackled ground; signed on the base Yabu
Meizan within a gilt seal. 19.3cm (7½in) high.
£1,500 - 2,500
JPY200,000 - 330,000
US$1,900 - 3,100

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