Kyoto Satsuma dish from the early Meiji period (probably 1870-90)showing four of the "Shichifukujin", the seven lucky gods of Japanese mythology, as well as two "karako" (Chinese children).
Satsuma teapot from the late Meiji period (early 20th century). This is a wonderful example of so-called 'dragonware': The spout is the dragon's head; the handle is the tail (including two legs with claws). The finial is a shishi (a mythical oriental lion-dog).
The pot is decorated with a scene of samurai (some on horseba ...click for details
