Lot description

A Satsuma vase and cover

By Yabu Meizan, Meiji period (late 19th century)
Of ovoid form decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackle glaze with a profusion of multicolored peonies with butterflies, the white enamel of moriage, the shoulder with a floral band and the foot with a simulated balustrade with panels of stylized shishi between geometric bands, the cover similarly decorated with blossoms, surmounted by a chrysanthemum finial, signed on the underside in gilt Yabu Meizan 13 1/4in (34cm) high

Quoted from the lot page, © Bonhams. Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 2013-03-19, lot 2353 ↗