明治 淩峯款 薩摩燒櫻花樹紋撇口瓶
rising from a circular base, the spherical body leading to a tall neck and elaborately flared rim, painted in red, blue and gold enamel, the exterior decorated with a large cherry blossom tree and a branch of flowering peony on a crackled cream ground, the foot adorned with chevron panels containing foliage and a band of key-fret pattern, the mouth rim painted with foliage on a blue ground, the base signed ‘Ryōho’ in gold in between a blue Shimazu family crest and a 'Shōgetsu' seal in iron red
Provenance: Private Scottish collection