A Satsuma bowl and a Satsuma plate


One by Meizan and one by Kozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the interior of the bowl depicting Gyoran Kannon (Fish-Basket Kannon) holding a vase of lotus and standing on the back of a giant carp, surrounded by two roundels enclosing scrolls, fans, incense burners interwoven among repeated geometric motifs, the exterior a band of connected elaborate panels enclosing two figural and bird-and-flower scenes, signed on the base Meizan sei, 6.2cm x 11cm (2 7/16in x 4 5/16in); the second a plate decorated with eight variously-shaped cartouches in the form of a bell, a bridge post, boat and a shrine, each enclosing different scenes and patterns including a samurai standing outside thatched houses in snow, three travellers climbing stairs along a cliff and three geese on a lake, signed on the base Kozan sei, 15cm (5 7/8in) diam. (2).