Three miniature Satsuma teapots with en-suite covers


Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th /early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the largest painted around the body with a profusion of assorted chrysanthemum heads, signed on the base Shizan, 4.5cm x 8cm (1¾in x 3 1/8in); the second decorated with sparrows and butterflies in flight among bamboo trees and flowers, signed on the base Kikkoen tsukuru, 3.5cm x 6.5cm (1 3/8in x 2½in); the last decorated with a profusion of tightly clustered chrysanthemum heads, signed on the base Hankinzan do, 4.5cm x 6cm (1¾in x 2 3/8in). (6).