It is an excellent piece of Satsuma manufactured in Kyoto near Awataguchi at the Meiji term.

Its rectangular form set on four bracket feet and decorated in enameling and gilt on a clear crackle glaze with four panels of figures in a pavilion rest beside placid lake, a high ranking courtesan (oiran), songbirds perches on a gnarled plum blossom tree, and a mother with children washing kimonos.
The shoulder and collar decorated with exquisite brocading millefleurs and phoenix pattern....

Detail of chrysanthemum varieties painted as the central theme on a baluster vase.
This vase is the typical type of Satsuma in to 19th century from the end of 18th century.
Simple, strong coloring are used in overall, it is thickly applied to the surface and typically have a heaped-up appearance.
Beautiful chrysanthemums enameled in iron red, white, gosu blue, turquoise blue and green rise from the milky white ground.

This fine large Satsuma vase is in excellent condition wit...

An amazing openwork Satsuma censer decorated in enamels and gilt with both sides of the handle depicting figural scenes during the Spring season, including one of mothers and children enjoying beside flowers in the garden, the top of handle and body space except openwork decorated in gilt with flower and honeycomb pattern multi-colored.
Very fine and delicate article.

The condition of this satsuma censer is in superb, no chip, no crack and no restoration.
Ryuun Fuzan gilt signat...

This charming Satsuma plate is manufactured in Meiji.
This is a Kyo Satsuma plate.
Since picture mounting this plate, it cannot check the trademark of studio.

The wonderfully detailed circularly cartouche surrounded by China style geometry pattern belt and richly brocaded with multi-colored peony and fan.
In center part, it is decorated with three wives and four samurai overlooking a seaside in autumn season.

This splendid piece of fine Satsuma ware for decoration is i...

This fine Satsuma suiteki is manufactured by the "Seikozan".
The Seikozan studio painted some of the very best Satsuma pieces.
Although almost always of small scale, there are very few that are not of the highest standard and this tiny suiteki is no exception.

Here is a very modern and elegant suiteki, its exterior is ornamented latticework design and a spout is detailed with vermilion and white enameling of chrysanthemum pattern.

Signed "Seikozan" on the back of the cove...

Here is a fabulous Kyo Satsuma bowl.
Its brilliant designed exterior a surround of elegant flying cranes behind a dense multi-colored arrangements of chrysanthemums with exquisite brocading.
Its highly ornate interior, richly brocaded dense border designed with a beautiful colored wisteria flower.
The form is very pretty and roundish design.

Trademark of studio of Satsuma in gilt on the base, Hasegawa-sei.
A Satsuma ware of the same studio mark as this design of Hasegawa-s...

Stylish and elegantly Satsuma vase in Meiji period.
Artist name of this vase is "Kusube Sen-no-suke" in Kyoto.(1859-1940)
He is a father of master ceramic artist Kusube Yaichi in Showa period.
He will be awarded with "Kinkozan Sobei", "Taizan Yohei" and "Ito Tozan"etc...

Japanese Bizen ware Chaire or tea caddy with a ivory lid by "Mori Touraku-an" .

Date: Meiji era, early 20th century.

"Katatsuki" has pronounced shoulders near the neck.
"Chaire" is a tea caddy, usually ceramic, used to hold strong tea at a tea ceremony.

Mori Touraku-an is one of the most famous pottery producer in Bizen(Okayama prefecture), and one of the "Kamamoto Roku Sei".
There are six great major pottery producer at Bizen ware.
Signed "Touraku-an" on the ...

This is Satsuma buttons made at the end of shogunate(Edo period). An article an enthusiast would drool over. It exported to foreign countries making the button of porcelain with the order kiln of the clan based on the knowhow cultivated by the Satsuma porcelain so that Satsuma Domain at the end of Edo might produce war funds to oppose the shogunate...

This is a Satsuma button made at the end of shogunate(Edo period). An article an enthusiast would drool over. It exported to foreign countries making the button of porcelain with the order kiln of the clan based on the knowhow cultivated by the Satsuma porcelain so that Satsuma Domain at the end of Edo might produce war funds to oppose the shogunate...