LARGE AND FINE PAIR OF SATSUMA VASES
BY RYUZAN, MEIJI PERIOD
£8,568
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
明治 ‘薩摩燒 隆山造’款 薩摩燒人物紋貼塑龍紋大瓶(一對)
each heavily potted, richly gilded and enamelled around the body with a continuous scene of figures dressed up visiting temples, set with a pair of moulded dragons on the shoulders and lower section, the base marked ‘Satsuma Ryuzan Zo’ with Shimazu crest (2)
Dimensions
46.9cm high each
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; Acquired from Bonham's Edinburgh, 19 Jul 2006, lot 42, with an original catalogue