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Outstanding quality pair of antique Japanese satsuma vases having a quality pair of shaped Japanese Satsuma vases with gilded circular shaped tops, with fantastic detailed hand paint...

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Quality antique Japanese satsuma shaped vase having a wonderful hand painted decoration of figural and landscape scenes in stunning blue, brown, green, red and gold colours.

Antique Japanese quality satsuma hand painted vase having a quality shaped antique Japanese vase with two shaped handles to both sides, hand ...

Quality large antique Japanese satsuma lidded vase, having a fantastic large antique satsuma vase decorated with flowers, trees and insects with gilt de...

Large antique Japanese quality Satsuma lidded vase having a quality antique Japanese satsuma lidded vase with a dog sitting on the original lid above a ...

Great pieces, nice interior addition. Additional information: Material: Bronze & Cloisonne, Metal Japanese Style: Satsuma Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Age: 19/20 C O...

Pair of large antique Japanese quality satsuma lidded vases having a dog of foo to the lid and sides and boasting exquisite wonderful hand painted decor...

Fabulous small Japanese. Absolute top quality decoration an pottery. Marked at the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: Meiji ...

Quality antique pair of satsuma vases boasting wonderful gilded decoration with hand painted Geishas. Beautifully painted. A fabulous pair boa...

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...

Antique 20th century Japanese hand painted ceramic pottery vase. Embellished with gold gilt accents and raised enamel figural and tree decorations. Signed.