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Japanese Satsuma Square Shaped Vase
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 and polychrome. Marks: The bottom of the vase features the family crest of Shimazu along with a gilt frame enclosing a black ground with a signature. Date: Pre 1920, late Meiji period Size/Weight: 6-1/4” high x 3” wide on each side of the square shaped vase (at the widest point) and weighs 15 oz. Condition: The vase is in excellent condition, including the gilt designs, with no signs of any damage or repairs.


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