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A SATSUMA HEXAGONAL TALL VASE
By Kichizan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two large rectangular
panels enclosing a contrasting figural scene, depicting on one side the
interior of a sumptuous household, the residents at leisure, a woman
in the centre manipulating a puppet of a yakko holding a keyari (spear
made of bird feathers) entertaining the women and children seated
on the floor with toys and masks strewn around them, in front of a
tall dragon-embellished screen, a lakescape in the background, the
other side showing a lively outdoor rural spring scene with peasants
and their families strolling along the shores of a lake, a vegetable seller
seated in the foreground before excited children chasing a family of
chickens, all on a blue ground decorated with fragmented geometric
and floral motifs and stylised crests; signed on the base Dai Nippon
Kichizan tsukuru. 39.7cm (15 5/8in) high.

£3,000 - 4,000
JPY450,000 - 610,000
US$4,100 - 5,400

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