Four satsuma bowls


Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryEach decorated in enamels and gilt, comprising a hexagonal bowl embellished inside and outside with densely clustered and overlapping chrysanthemums and peonies, signed on the base Tashiro kore o tsukuru, 7cm x 19.1cm (2¾in x 7½in); two lobed-rimmed small bowls, one similarly decorated as the hexagonal bowl, signed on the base Dai Nihon Nikko tsukuru, 5cm x 10.6cm (2in x 4 1/8in), the other with clumps of Chinese bellflowers and wild chrysanthemums flanking the banks of a meandering stream, signed on the base Satsuma, 4.7cm x 12.2cm (1 13/16in x 4¾in); the fourth decorated in the interior well with two geese flying above chrysanthemums and pampas grass, the outside with clumps of chrysanthemums, signed on the base Genzan, 5.2cm x 12.6cm (2in x 5in). (4).