Four Satsuma vessels


Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryEach decorated in enamels and gilt, comprising a sake cup decorated around the exterior with tiny butterflies hovering beneath trailing millefleurs, signed with an impressed seal Kinkozan tsukuru on the base, 4.5cm (1¾in) high; the second a circular box and cover with stalks of fuyo (rose mallow) growing on the banks of a meandering river, the sides with fronds of purple wisteria, signed Senzan, 3.9cm (1½in) high; the third a square box and cover decorated with a group of samurai beneath a flowering cherry tree in front of a thatched dwelling, the sides with densely clustered flowerheads, signed on the base Motodani, 6.8cm x 12.6cm x 12.6cm (2 5/8in x 5in x 5in); the fourth a globular vase decorated with a mass of large assorted chrysanthemum blossoms, signed on the base Seizan, 12.4cm (4 7/8in) high. (6).