Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 244
A JAPANESE GOSU SATSUMA VASE AND COVER BY HYOKOSEKI MEIJI PERIOD
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1900
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Description
A JAPANESE GOSU SATSUMA VASE AND COVER BY HYOKOSEKI
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The baluster body richly decorated in gilt and blue, red and green enamels, with many chrysanthemum flowerheads on a dark navy-blue ground to the shoulder and foot, the central section with hibiscus blooms amongst leafy branches, the lid echoing the decoration and the knop painted with a sixteen-petal chrysanthemum, the base signed Dai Nihon Satsuma yaki Hyokoseki ga under the Shimazu mon and with old paper collection labels, 29.5cm. (2)