A JAPANESE SATSUMA TRUMPET-SHAPED VASE BY GYOKUZAN

A JAPANESE SATSUMA TRUMPET-SHAPED VASE BY GYOKUZAN
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The tall body with a flared neck and raised on four bamboo-shaped legs, decorated with three rectangular panels enclosing figures in landscapes, one a small boy running whilst playing with his kite; on a dark-blue ground painted with flowers and brocade patterns in gilt, signed Gyokuzan zo under the Shimazu mon underneath, 15cm.