A small ovoid Satsuma vessel and en-suite cover


By Kozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryFinely decorated in enamels and gilt with three horizontal bands, each enclosing a different design, the upper section with figures engaged in a variety of New Year activities including playing hobiki (pulling treasures) and kagami biraki (breaking mochi [rice cake]), the central band depicting a continuous Chinese mountainous landscape with two scholars in the foreground walking over a bridge spanning the lake, boats sailing in the distance and dwellings nestled amongst pine, the lower section painted with a profusion of assorted seasonal flowers in bloom, the foot and rim with a narrow band enclosing geometric and foliate motifs, the detachable en-suite cover with numerous minute butterflies; signed on the base with a gilt seal Tama[...] Kozan. 11.5cm (4½in) high. (2).