A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY RYOZAN FOR THE YASUDA COMPANY

A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY RYOZAN FOR THE YASUDA COMPANY
MEIJI ERA (1868-1912)

Signed underneath, 21cm. (2)

WITHOUT RESERVE

Of tall urn shape, raised on a flared foot and with a small cover topped with a round knop; delicately painted with continuous designs of many figures in gardens, in between borders of brocade patterns, flowers, and other formal designs; the base with a long signature reading Kyoto Tojiki Goshigaisha, Ryozan underneath the Yasuda trademark.

Provenance: From the collection of Aubrey Furniss (b.1932), and thence by descent. Purchased from Sue Shortland, 24th November 2022. A copy of the original invoice is available. During his life, Furniss amassed a large and eclectic collection including English miniatures, gold coins, stamps, Doulton, Satsuma, Japanese bronzes and Chinese snuff bottles.

Aubrey Furniss (b.1932), did his national service in Karachi (Pakistan), then joined the police where he did 30 years’ service. During this time both my mother and father started collecting antiques, creating a sizable collection of Doulton, specialising in Hanna and Florence Barlow. Following one of very many trips to Asia in the 1980s and particularly to Hong Kong, the collection was sold and he started collecting Asian ceramics, in particular Satsuma. His interest and collection spread to oriental ivory, snuff bottles and eventually Japanese bronzes. He did have a very eclectic collection, including English miniatures, English gold coins, Cranbury glass and a vast stamp collection.

Peter Furniss