HOTODA: A SATSUMA VASE WITH SAMURAI & LUCKY GODS
HOTODA: A SATSUMA CERAMIC VASE WITH SAMURAI AND LUCKY GODS
By Hotoda, signed Dai Nihon Bijutsushi, Satsuma toki, Yokohama Hotoda zo
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
The baluster-shaped vase with a deep-blue ground elaborately decorated with gilt floral patterns all around except for two large reserves on either side which feature finely painted images, in bright enamel colors and gilt, depicting various sages, samurai warriors, and lucky gods including Daikoku and Benten. The underside with a gilt cartouche below the Shimazu mon reading Dai Nihon Bijutsushi, Satsuma toki, Yokohama HOTODA zo [Made by Hotoda, Yokohama, Satsuma ware, fine art dealer in Great Japan].
HEIGHT 19 cm
Condition: Very good, undamaged condition with minor wear to gilt.
Provenance: Hungarian private collection.
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HOTODA: A SATSUMA CERAMIC VASE WITH SAMURAI AND LUCKY GODS
By Hotoda, signed Dai Nihon Bijutsushi, Satsuma toki, Yokohama Hotoda zo
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
The baluster-shaped vase with a deep-blue ground elaborately decorated with gilt floral patterns all around except for two large reserves on either side which feature finely painted images, in bright enamel colors and gilt, depicting various sages, samurai warriors, and lucky gods including Daikoku and Benten. The underside with a gilt cartouche below the Shimazu mon reading Dai Nihon Bijutsushi, Satsuma toki, Yokohama HOTODA zo [Made by Hotoda, Yokohama, Satsuma ware, fine art dealer in Great Japan].
HEIGHT 19 cm
Condition: Very good, undamaged condition with minor wear to gilt.
Provenance: Hungarian private collection.
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