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MEIJI PERIOD (CIRCA 1900), GILT MARK SATSUMA
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A Large Earthenware Vase
Meiji Period (Circa 1900), Gilt Mark Satsuma
Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt over a clear crackled glaze with large, shaped panels with landscapes, Chinese children, and birds and flowers on a ground of swirling gilt clouds and numerous flying cranes, the shoulder with a battle scene between two armies of fish dressed as samurai with swords and pole arms, a large gilt dragon swirling in their ranks and a large gilt crab caught in the action, a single gilt hollyhock crest on the neck and the interior of the rim decorated with further hollyhock crests and plants, a band of gilt standing leaf work around the foot
33in. (83.8cm.) high
Meiji Period (Circa 1900), Gilt Mark Satsuma
Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt over a clear crackled glaze with large, shaped panels with landscapes, Chinese children, and birds and flowers on a ground of swirling gilt clouds and numerous flying cranes, the shoulder with a battle scene between two armies of fish dressed as samurai with swords and pole arms, a large gilt dragon swirling in their ranks and a large gilt crab caught in the action, a single gilt hollyhock crest on the neck and the interior of the rim decorated with further hollyhock crests and plants, a band of gilt standing leaf work around the foot
33in. (83.8cm.) high
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