A SMALL JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY KINKOZAN MEIJI 1868-1912 The bulbous body with an elongated neck...

A SMALL JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY KINKOZAN

MEIJI 1868-1912

The bulbous body with an elongated neck painted in gilt on a crackled moss-green ground, one side with a fan decorated with four cranes, with lilies and scrolling tendrils curling behind it, the reverse with two gourds, leaves and vines, signed Kinkozan and Kyoto, 12cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Edward and Julia Carter Preston, sold on behalf of The Hope Carter Preston Foundation, Liverpool. Edward Carter Preston (1885-1965) was a renowned Liverpool artist, sculptor and medalist, his daughter Julia Carter Preston (1926-2012) was a successful potter.

See Bonhams London, 14th May 2015, lot 374, for another small vase by Kinkozan with gilt decoration on a moss-green ground.