Yabu Meizan (1853-1934)


A fine and large Satsuma vaseMeiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900Of elongated ovoid form tapering to the foot and finished with a square, slightly everted mouth, painted in polychrome enamels and gilt with a continuous scene of villagers gathering shells at low tide, fishing boats and mountains in the distance, the shoulder decorated with a lobed collar of chrysanthemum scroll below a band of coiling vines, the foot with a band of lappet reserves molded in relief and decorated with flower blossoms, sgned on the underside in gilt Yabu Meizan 8 3/8in (21.2cm) high
|ProvenancePurchased, Grover Antiques, 1962