THE FIRST SIGNED KINKOZAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A SATSUMA VASE, AN INCENSE BURNER AND A BOX IN THE FORM OF A BELL
The first signed Kinkozan, Meiji Period (late 19th Century)
Decorated with various coloured enamels and gilt, the first with two panels depicting a busy garden and terrace, and a feudal lord, his armour beside him, playing the shamisen as troops approach, all on a blue ground with scattered chrysanthemum flowerheads and butterflies, impressed Kinkozan, neck restored; the incense burner with a variety of panels depicting figures and blossom, the piercing of the cover in the form of gourds, signed Setsuzan; the last with a profusion of panels shaped as fans with similar and geometric designs, signed Shunzan, cover missing
5in. (12.5cm.); 3.7/8in. (10cm.)and 3in. (7.8cm.) (3)
The first signed Kinkozan, Meiji Period (late 19th Century)
Decorated with various coloured enamels and gilt, the first with two panels depicting a busy garden and terrace, and a feudal lord, his armour beside him, playing the shamisen as troops approach, all on a blue ground with scattered chrysanthemum flowerheads and butterflies, impressed Kinkozan, neck restored; the incense burner with a variety of panels depicting figures and blossom, the piercing of the cover in the form of gourds, signed Setsuzan; the last with a profusion of panels shaped as fans with similar and geometric designs, signed Shunzan, cover missing
5in. (12.5cm.); 3.7/8in. (10cm.)and 3in. (7.8cm.) (3)