Fine Japanese Satsuma Foliate Rim Plate 8.25
Fine Japanese Satsuma Foliate Rim Plate 8.25''x1.75''. Museum quality gilt and polychrome decorated dish with central parade or processional with elephant. Rim has six repeating female musicians riding three-clawed dragons. Elaborate hand fan and scroll maki-e gold inscription on verso. A few tiny glaze flakes to top rim underside. Overall excellent condition. Late 19th century, Meiji period. Similar in quality to the work of Yabu Meizan.
Condition Report: It does have a few tiny places of slight roughness to the underside of the rim. Also there are tiny holes pierced in the rim (original to manufacture). On the verso there is a tiny hairline from the rim to one of those holes.
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Fine Japanese Satsuma Foliate Rim Plate 8.25''x1.75''. Museum quality gilt and polychrome decorated dish with central parade or processional with elephant. Rim has six repeating female musicians riding three-clawed dragons. Elaborate hand fan and scroll maki-e gold inscription on verso. A few tiny glaze flakes to top rim underside. Overall excellent condition. Late 19th century, Meiji period. Similar in quality to the work of Yabu Meizan.
Condition Report: It does have a few tiny places of slight roughness to the underside of the rim. Also there are tiny holes pierced in the rim (original to manufacture). On the verso there is a tiny hairline from the rim to one of those holes.