Page 86 - Fine Japanese Art November 29, 2019 Galerie Zacke

72 | SHUNZAN:
A FINE SATSUMA KORO
By Shunzan, signed Shunzan with Shimazu
clan mark
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

A satsuma ceramic koro with an unusual and
elegant shape standing on four feet and with
two handles. The four sides are painted with
rich gold and polychrome enamels depicting
images of bijin (beautiful ladies) with boys
70 | HOZAN: A SATSUMA CERAMIC EWER and idyllic landscape scene. The pierced lid,
which allows the smoke to escape, shows
fine floral decorations and a gold filial. The
By Hozan, signed Hozan sei
underside showing the signature SHUNZAN
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
and Shimazu clan mark inside a sunken
square reserve.
Finely painted in gold, black and polychrome enamels with a vast
HEIGHT 7.6 cm
number of people engaged in various pursuits within a palace
garden compound. The foot rim, handle and neck with meticulously
Condition: Very good condition, the lid with
executed floral borders. The spout with the ‘thousand-butterflies’
a tiny professional repair to the edge only
motif. Artist signature in a golden reserve to base reading HOZAN
visible on the underside.
sei (made by Hozan).
Provenance: Austrian private collection
acquired at the local Viennese art market.
HEIGHT 12.3 cm
Estimate EUR 600,-
Condition: Tip of spout and lid lost. Otherwise in perfect condition.
Starting price EUR 300,-
Provenance: From a Croatian private collector. Acquired between
1970 and 2000.
Estimate EUR 800,-
Starting price EUR 400,-
73 | YOZAN AND KOZAN:
TWO SATSUMA CERAMIC
VASES AND ONE CIRCULAR
LIDDED BOX
By Yozan and Kozan, signed Yozan and
Kozan
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

An elegant satsuma ceramic set consisting
of two small globular vases and one lidded
circular box. The two globular vases are
decorated with a millefleur pattern around
the neck and a central image of Bijin
(beautiful ladies) and boys. Both signed
YOZAN on the underside in gold.
The lidded box is similarly decorated inside
a circular reserve in the center of the lid and
is surrounded by concentric bands with fine
decorations in rich gold and bright colors.
71 | A SATSUMA CERAMIC SHELL BOX The underside of the lid shows butterflies
and the inside shows three Bijin. Signed
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) KOZAN on the underside in gold.
HEIGHT vases 6.3 cm, DIAMETER box 7.8 cm
Finely painted in gold and polychrome enamels with the portrait of
a noble man holding a fan, the inside with a still life and a group of Condition: One vase with two small chips to
crabs. the mouth. Otherwise excellent condition.
Provenance: From the collection of Georg
LENGTH 8.8 cm Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent
in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-
Condition: Minute chipping to edges, hardly visible from the Austrian industrialist and the first governor
outside. of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of
Provenance: From an Austrian private collection. Kept in the same Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. With old labels
family since the first half of the 20th century and thence by descent. to base.

Estimate EUR 600,- Estimate EUR 600,-
Starting price EUR 300,- Starting price EUR 300,-

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