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                                                             A GROUP OF SIX SATSUMA VESSELS
                                                             The first and fourth by Hododa, the second by Gyokusen, the
                                                             third by Kyosen, the fifth by Hattori
                                                             Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
                                                             All decorated in colored enamels and gilt and comprising a pair
                                                             of meiping form vases applied with stylized dragon handles and
                                                             decorated with friezes of beauties in procession, signed Hododa;
                                                             a bucket-shaped vase painted with scenes of immortals and
                                                             attendants, beauties enjoying cherry blossoms and samurai, signed
                                                             Satsuma Gyokusen and with the Shimazu family crest; a shallow,
                                                             circular box and cover decorated on the exterior with lotus leaves
                                                             and blossoms, the interior with a hiten (Buddhist angel) and Amida
                                                             Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Fugen and Monju, signed
                                                             Kyosen and with the Shimazu family crest; a baluster vase with
                                                             dragon handles and decorated with shaped panels of people in
                                                             vasrious interiors, signed Hattori tsukuru and with the Shimazu family
                                                             crest; a square-shouldered baluster vase with panels of immortals
                                                             and beauties, signed Satsuma Hododa and with the Shimazu family
                                                             mark
                                                             5 7/8in (14.9cm) high, the largest

                                                             $2,500 - 3,500

                                                             878
                                                             OKAMOTO RYOZAN FOR THE YASUDA COMPANY
                                                             A Satsuma incense burner
                                                             Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
                                                             Of compressed ovoid form set on tripod feet and painted in
               878                                           polychrome enamels and gilt with three panels of street entertainers,
                                                             carp in a pond below trailing wisteria, and people preparing food for
                                                             a banquet, the scenes separated by floral scroll, the shoulder with a
                                                             lappet collar, the chrysanthemum cover enameled black, signed on
                                                             the underside Ryozan below the Yasuda company mark
                                                             4in (10.1cm) diameter

                                                             $2,000 - 3,000


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