A large Satsuma vase and cover Meiji era (1868-1912), late...
A large Satsuma vase and cover
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Of compressed baluster form painted in colored enamels and gilt over a crackled glaze decorated with a continuous design of beauties and children enjoying an evening outing beneath the full moon, the cover painted with floral and fan-shaped reserves of geometric designs, the final painted with a chrysanthemum, signed on the underside in gilt Satsuma yaki Hododa tsukuru and with the Shimazu family mark, with a fitted wood stand
14 1/4in (36.2cm) high, without stand
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A large Satsuma vase and cover
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Of compressed baluster form painted in colored enamels and gilt over a crackled glaze decorated with a continuous design of beauties and children enjoying an evening outing beneath the full moon, the cover painted with floral and fan-shaped reserves of geometric designs, the final painted with a chrysanthemum, signed on the underside in gilt Satsuma yaki Hododa tsukuru and with the Shimazu family mark, with a fitted wood stand
14 1/4in (36.2cm) high, without stand