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Large Japanese Satsuma Covered Vase, Showa Period, Mid 20th Century, Japan
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A very large and exuberantly decorated Japanese Satsuma millefleur covered vase, marked Satsuma, Showa period, mid 20th century, Japan.
The large vase of attractive baluster form, with a slightly splayed foot, narrow waist, and tapered body with high shoulders and short neck. The vase topped by a domed cover with a large finial shaped like a hoju, the wish fulfilling jewel.
The vase decorated all over in a dense field of flowering blossoms - peony, lotus, and chrysanthemum - in a design known as millefleur, or a thousand flowers. The flowers freely and cheerfully painted in various colors of red, white, orange, green, blue and yellow, with raised white enamels and gilt highlights.
Interspersed between the flowers, are large, brightly gilt reserves painted with images and calligraphy from the Japanese classic, Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, an anthology of one hundred waka (poems) by one hundred poets.
The underside with a Satsuma mark under the Shimazu family crest, all in gilt against a red ground.
Presented on a carved wood stand.
Measures: Height of vase off stand: 21.5"
Height of vase off stand and without lid: 16.25".
- Dimensions:Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Diameter: 11 in (27.94 cm)
- Style:Showa (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Mid-20th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. No chips, cracks or repairs noted. The enamels and gilding still bright.
- Seller Location:Austin, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU894727548272
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