Three Antique Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases with Garden Flowers & Gilt C1920

Four Antique Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases C1920 Measures - 3.5"H x 4.5"diam (2 sm white) 2.75"H x 3.25...

Five Antique Japanese Satsuma Hand-Painted Porcelain Vases C1920 Measures- 1) 4.75''H x 3.5''W x 3.5''D; 2) 6.25''H x 3.25''W x 3.25''D; 3) 4.75''H x 3''W x 3''D; 4) 5''H x 3''W x 3...

Antique Japanese Satsuma Hand Painted & Gilt Porcelain Double Handled Vase with Garden Scene on Wood Stand C1920 Measures - 11"h x 4.75"diam

Antique Japanese Satsuma Hand Painted & Gilt Pottery Vase with Pagoda & Landscape C1920 Measures - 12"h x 6.5"diam

An Satsuma ceramic stone ware vase, circa 19th century, around the end of the Edo and the beginning of Meiji period. In the form of a Classic garlic bottle whose prototype was from China, the white bodied piece is decorated with an early form of kin nishikide, the so called golden brocade, a palette of iron-red, blue, green, yellow, purple and black with golden highlight. The over glazed enamel paint shows a group of robed figures in a garden setting with a lion and three tigers. A transparent overall glaze shows very fine crackles. The design is relatively sparse with plenty of negative space in contrast to the Satsuma production from the late 19th century, when the trend became fussy and overly glitz, due to the influence by the perceived western taste for the export market. This piece may still be made for export but its pattern was more influenced by both Kyoto Pottery and the Kano school of painting compared to the export ware by the end of the 19th century onward to the early 20th century. It was believed by many that this was a result of Satsuma potters visiting Kyoto in the late seventeenth century to learn over glaze painting techniques. There are some age glaze crackles especially around the foot. The piece is not signed in keeping with the earlier production before Satsuma ceramics...

Japanese Satsuma ceramic vase with polychrome decorations of Japanese men and soldiers in armor. Golden details. Japanese characters at the base. Height 25 cm.

Description A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period Of ovoid shape and decorated with flowers and foliage between cell borders, later white metal collar and cover. Condition ...

A mid-20th century Japanese Satsuma vase with figures. Satsuma ware is a style of Japanese earthenware originally from the Satsuma region of what is today southern Kyushu. There are two distinct categories of this ware: The original plain dark clay early Satsuma...