Three satsuma teapots


Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryComprising three circular flattened teapots of different sizes, the largest pot decorated with two panels enclosing figural scenes of ladies and children in a garden or inside a mansion reserved on a cobalt-blue ground, signed on the base Fuzan, 6.5cm x 13cm (2½in x 5 1/8in); the second with trailing autumnal leaves extending from the shoulder over shrines depicted in the background, signed on the base Genzan, 4.5cm x 10.3cm (1¾in x 4 1/8in); the last with a continuous scene of birds and butterflies among autumnal flower and foliage including rose mallows, Chinese bellflowers and chrysanthemums, signed on the base with a seal Kikkoen tsukuru, 4.5cm x 8.5cm (1¾in x 3 3/8in). (6).