Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 242
A JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL BY YOZAN MEIJI PERIOD
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL BY YOZAN
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
With a scalloped rim and richly painted in gilt and polychrome, the well with three large panels enclosing butterflies fluttering above peonies, figures in a mountainous river landscape and large carp swimming in a stream, on a ground of many flowers and brocade patterns, the rim painted black with cherry blossoms and karakusa scrolls in gilt, the outside with a continuous design of butterflies amongst peonies, chrysanthemum, hibiscus and hydrangea, the base signed Kyoto Yozan in a square cartouche, 10cm.