Description † KINKOZAN: A PAIR OF COBALT-BLUE GROUND SATSUMA CERAMIC DISHES WITH PHEASANTS AND QUAILSBy the Kinkozan company, each signed Kinkozan zoJapan, Kyoto, Meiji period (1868-1912)Each sturdily potted, the shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a petal-lobed rim. The interior finely decorated in colored enamels and gilt, one depicting a spring scene of pheasants below cherry trees in full bloom, the other depicting an autumnal scene of quails amongst dense autumnal grasses above a brown-gray ground. The rim and reverse covered in a rich cobalt blue. The recessed base with the gilt signature KINKOZAN zo.DIAMETER 18.3 & 19.3 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor wear, mostly to the gilt, and firing flaws.Provenance: British collection.Auction comparison:Compare a related cobalt-blue ground satsuma dish, signed Kinkozan, size 31 cm, late 19th century, at Christie's, Japanese Art & Design, 11 May 2011, London, lot 147 (sold for 1,500 GBP).