Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 222
A JAPANESE MINIATURE SATSUMA VASE BY RYOZAN MEIJI PERIOD
Estimate £500 - £1,000
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Description
A JAPANESE MINIATURE SATSUMA VASE BY RYOZAN
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The ovoid body delicately painted with a continuous river landscape, one side with two waders walking in a stream by a woven fence, the reverse with another bird in flight, a small thatched building visible in the distance, with large sprays of peonies, chrysanthemum, irises and other flowers, a band of key fret in gilt above the foot and brocade patterns to the neck, the base signed Ryozan kore zo, 9.6cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Gloucestershire.