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A SATSUMA RETICULATED OVOID VASE A SATSUMA BALUSTER VASE
By Okamoto Ryozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), By Shisui, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
late 19th/early 20th century Finely decorated in enamels and gilt with a continuous design of a
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt with a central wide band across daimyo accompanied by four samurai retainers about to step into his
the body depicting a continuous procession of disparate classes sumptuous palanquin, the shoulder with overlapping cherry blossoms
and professions including samurai, torioi musicians and dancers, scattered on a densely clustered foliate ground bordered by a narrow
strumming their shamisen, elegant ladies with their attendants and band of geometric motifs, signed Shisui within an oval reserve; with a
itinerant street performers, the shoulder and foot with richly decorated plain wood storage box. 20cm (7 7/8in) high. (2).
overlapping, swirling brocade; signed on the base Ryozan beside the
characteristic Shimazu crest. 18cm (7 1/16in) high. £1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
£2,000 - 3,000 US$1,400 - 2,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000
US$2,700 - 4,100

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