Description: A Japanese Satsuma ware vase with hand painted scenes on four square sides. The vase has a wonderful motif of Buddhist themes of Rakan, Kannon and Japanese geisha ladies in a garden. Two of the motifs have the perfected saints of the Buddhist tradition (Rakan) and the other two sides have four geishas in garden settings with a flowering wisteria tree overhead and a gilt foo lion in relief at the shoulder. These four side panels are surrounded by finely painted designs in gilt a ...click for details
Japanese Banko ware vase in brown tapestry with applied decorations of flying cranes and white chrysanthemum flowers in low relief. There are also multi colored enamel and gilt stems, leaves and small flowers applied in relief. A ring of white dots is applied around the lower section of the body.
Condition: Excellent condition.
Marks: There is an impressed maker’s mark on the bottom of the vase.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: 6”H x 5”Diameter
