A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE WITH BEAUTIES

A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE WITH BEAUTIES

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The tall rectangular body decorated to each side with a bijin standing under branches of maple, two with a small karako boy, their ornate kimonos with complex designs of geometrical patterns and flowers, the shoulder with shaped panels enclosing many brocade patterns, flowers and scrolling waves, 17.5cm.