MEIJI PERIOD
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A GROUP OF FOUR EARTHENWARE MINIATURES
meiji period
The first of drum shape, the sides painted with a stand of flowering chrysanthemum between keyfret borders, the ends decorated with ladies and children, set atop four scrolling feet, with a curved rectangular cover and moulded chrysanthemum finial, signed Kinkozan zo; a tapering vase with a flat shoulder and small everted lip, the sides enamelled with a continuous scene of ladies and gentlemen in a landscape, the shoulder with a gilt patterned brown band and brocade-patterned maple leaves and cloth, inscribed with the characters 'four sea longevity'; a high-shouldered vase, enamelled with figures enclosed within shaped panels and brocade lappets, signed Kozan; and a small wine ewer and cover, with a design of figures at leisure, the cover with maple and beocade, gilt knop, signed Hasegawa sei
3.1/8 in. (8 cm.) height of high-shouldered vase (tallest) (4)
meiji period
The first of drum shape, the sides painted with a stand of flowering chrysanthemum between keyfret borders, the ends decorated with ladies and children, set atop four scrolling feet, with a curved rectangular cover and moulded chrysanthemum finial, signed Kinkozan zo; a tapering vase with a flat shoulder and small everted lip, the sides enamelled with a continuous scene of ladies and gentlemen in a landscape, the shoulder with a gilt patterned brown band and brocade-patterned maple leaves and cloth, inscribed with the characters 'four sea longevity'; a high-shouldered vase, enamelled with figures enclosed within shaped panels and brocade lappets, signed Kozan; and a small wine ewer and cover, with a design of figures at leisure, the cover with maple and beocade, gilt knop, signed Hasegawa sei
3.1/8 in. (8 cm.) height of high-shouldered vase (tallest) (4)