Asian Art II - 18th May 2016
Lot 791
A PAIR OF JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 Decorated with a continuous scene of firemen...
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES
MEIJI 1868-1912
Decorated with a continuous scene of firemen celebrating the New Year, some performing the hashigo nori (ladder climbing), others carrying the matoi (standards) of their brigades, one vase with a hinomi yagura (lookout tower) in the background, the foot and shoulder decorated with petal-shaped panels of brocades, signed Satsuma Nikko to the base under the Shimazu mon, 19.5cm. (2)