A group of Satsuma vessels


Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryAll painted in polychrome enamels and gilt, comprising a moon flask decorated with a pheasant below a blossoming cherry tree, and sparrows by flowering autumn plants, the edges with geometric and floral patterns; a box and cover of diamond section painted with panels of beauties and attendants enjoying blossoming flowers, open fans, and children at play, the cover pierced with two apertures and decorated with brocade swathes, with a chrysanthemum finial, signed in gilt on the underside Kinkozan tsukuru; a pair of miniature baluster vases with panels of courtiers in an interior, the surrounding area with cherry blossoms and maple leaves, signed in gilt on the underside Hattori 4in (10.1cm) high, the largest
|ProvenancePurchased, Grover Antiques, 1969, first only