A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY KINKOZAN

A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY KINKOZAN

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Of bulbous form and raised on a slightly flaring foot, typically decorated in polychrome and gilt with two large panels, one enclosing beauties and children in a garden and the other, armour-clad samurai; all reserved on a navy-blue ground richly painted with gilt brocade patterns, flowers and scrolling tendrils, the base with a faint mark for Kinkozan zo, 15.5cm.