Eight Satsuma vessels


Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryComprising: an ovoid vase depicting three flying tennyo (Buddhist angels) playing their musical instruments, signed on the base Kyoto Shozan, 15.5cm (6 1/8in) high; the second, another ovoid vase with trailing wisterias extending from the shoulder, stamped with a cherry flower head mark on the base, 14cm (5½in); the third and fourth, two baluster vases forming a pair, each vase depicting more than 70 rakan (enlightened disciples of the Buddha) in total, unsigned, each vase 13cm (5 1/8in) high; the fifth a miniature vase with three overlapping panels of different shapes enclosing different subjects reserved on a ground decorated with plovers flying above waves, signed on the base Kaizan sei, 9cm (3½in) high; the sixth a squat incense burner with a later wood cover, the body with four variously-shaped cartouches enclosing courtiers gathering inside a mansion, three children walking along a lakeshore and a pair of birds flying among flowering cherry branches, signed on the base Kozan, 10cm (3 15/16in) high; the seventh another incense burner with an en-suite reticulated cover with eight variously-shaped cartouches of bird-and-flower scenes and two Chinese characters fuku and ju, signed on the base Satsuma Kazan, 8.5cm; the last a round-shaped box and cover, the cover with a swirling brocade interspersed with chrysanthemum heads, surmounted with a bud finial, the body with three large chrysanthemum flower heads, the interior with maple leaves floating over a stylised stream, unsigned; 8.5cm x 12.5cm (3 3/8in x 4 7/8in). (11).