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A RARE PAIR OF SATSUMA DISHES A SATSUMA TALL SLENDER VASE
By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912), By Seikozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
late 19th/early 20th century The body delicately painted with a continuous scene showing
Each decorated in enamels and gilt, one dish depicting a girl playing cormorant fishermen in small wooden torch-lit boats catching ayu
the koto beside other girls hanging calligraphy on a kimono stand; the (sweetfish) at dusk, an autumnal mountainous landscape with thatched
other dish with a design of men drinking soup beside a large tai (sea buildings, a shrine, and a temple in the background, the shoulder and
bream); each signed on the base Yabu Meizan. foot with a band of densely clustered flowerheads; signed Seikozan
Each dish: 15cm (6in) diam. (2). tsukuru. 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high.
£4,000 - 6,000 £6,000 - 8,000
JPY610,000 - 910,000 JPY910,000 - 1,200,000
US$5,400 - 8,200 US$8,200 - 11,000

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