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A SATSUMA CONICAL BOWL
Meiji period (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt, the interior depicting a seated armoured
soldier praying before Ryuto Kannon (Kannon standing on a dragon)
emerging from the sea, amidst turbulent waves applied in ceramic high
relief around the rim creating a 3D effect, the exterior with enamelled
arabesque foliate motifs beneath a rim decorated with a band of
stylised clouds, the foot encircled by a repeated stylised foliage and
flowers; unsigned. 5cm x 14cm (2in x 5½in).
£700 - 900
JPY110,000 - 140,000
US$950 - 1,200
224*
A SATSUMA CYLINDRICAL KORO
(INCENSE BURNER) AND SILVER COVER
By Hozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in enamels and gilt with a continuous winter scene of three
courtiers dressed in sumptuous costume on horseback during a
hunting excursion in the New Year, birds in flight above and clumps of
young pine above the foot, with a silver cover reticulated in the form of
a chrysanthemum blossom; signed on the base in gilt Hozan beneath
the characteristic Shimazu crest. 12cm (4¾in) high. (2).
£800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$1,100 - 1,400
225
A SATSUMA RECTANGULAR TEACADDY AND COVER
By Kobaien, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Painted in enamels and gilt, each face with a different scene, one with
Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra) reading a scroll seated on a white
elephant, another with Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri) on a shishi (Chinese
mythical lion), separated by two panels of birds and flowers, one with
a peacock perched on a pine tree and the other with a white egret
wading in a river, the domed cover decorated with a prancing kirin
224 amidst stylised foliage, a removable en-suite inner lid, signed in gilt on
the base with an almost entirely obliterated signature Kobaien with a
kao; with a square wood stand. 12.7cm (5in) high. (4).
£800 - 1,200
JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,100 - 1,600
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