264: A MEIJI PERIOD SATSUMA VASE AND COVER C. 1880

A Japanese Satsuma pottery vase and cover, the body of compressed globular form with a short, cylindrical neck, the dome cover with a broad rim and rising to a tear-drop knop, the whole decorated in overglaze enamels and gilding with a continuous band of karako (Chinese boys) playing various games in a snow shrouded landscape, the shoulder and cover with cavorting dragons amid stylized clouds, unmarked though very much in the manner of Yabu Meizan. Measures 5.5 x 4.25 inches.
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Very good condition, there are not chips, cracks, repairs or heavy wear. Note that there is an incised semi-circle line in the base formed while the clay was wet. This is neither a crack nor a firing line.
$300 - $500