Lot description

A fine Satsuma vase and cover

By Yabu Meizan, Meiji period (late 19th century)
The small ovoid vessel delicately painted in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackle glaze, with six vertical panels containing scenes of armor makers, children at play and scenes of Lake Biwa, punctuated by birds in wisteria and cherry blossoms, the shoulder and domed cover painted with a profusion of chrysanthemum heads, the foot with a band of floral reserves, chrysanthemum finial, signed in gilt Yabu Meizan
4 3/4in (12.1cm) high

Quoted from the lot page, © Bonhams. Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 2014-09-16, lot 2274 ↗