An unusual Satsuma earthenware vase by Kinkozan, Meiji period
Estimate $2,500 – $3,500
covered over the shoulders and upper body with a shaded blue glaze falling unevenly over the amber glazed ground, and gilt with doves in flight among speckled clouds, the neck and shoulders with trailing wisteria, the base with impressed seal Kinkozan, box
24.5 cm high
- Lot Sold $4,000 (Hammer Price)
- $4,880 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Condition Report
Overall consistent, light crazing to the exterior. Gilding and painted decoration in good order, with only very minimal wear. Foot rim and top rim good. Impressed seal mark clear. No chips, cracks or restoration.
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