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AN EARTHENWARE KOGO
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED YABU MEIZAN/
Of circular shape with flat cover, the box and cover painted on the cover with a central medallion of children playing games, painting and reading within a border of adjacent petal panels enclosing dense clusters of morning glories, chrysanthemums or white plum blossoms, the sides of the box similarly colored in rich enamels of orange, blue, white and gilt with overlapping chrysanthemum blossoms, the interior painted with three small brown birds perched on twisted vines of purple wisteria set against the cream crackle glaze ground, in original fitted wood box bearing paper label on the underside of the lid Yabu Meizan Painter Of The Finest Satsuma Porcelain. No. 197, Naka Ni-chome, Dojima, Osaka, Japan- 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) diameter, inner rim chip
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED YABU MEIZAN/
Of circular shape with flat cover, the box and cover painted on the cover with a central medallion of children playing games, painting and reading within a border of adjacent petal panels enclosing dense clusters of morning glories, chrysanthemums or white plum blossoms, the sides of the box similarly colored in rich enamels of orange, blue, white and gilt with overlapping chrysanthemum blossoms, the interior painted with three small brown birds perched on twisted vines of purple wisteria set against the cream crackle glaze ground, in original fitted wood box bearing paper label on the underside of the lid Yabu Meizan Painter Of The Finest Satsuma Porcelain. No. 197, Naka Ni-chome, Dojima, Osaka, Japan- 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) diameter, inner rim chip