Extremely fine Japanese Satsuma earthenware vase by Okamoto Ryozan, Meiji (1868-1912)
Extremely fine Japanese Satsuma earthenware vase by Okamoto Ryozan, Meiji (1868-1912)
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Description
Extremely fine Japanese Satsuma earthenware vase of a shouldered ovoid shape by Okamoto Ryozan, Meiji Period (1868-1912), enamelled with in different colours with a cloudy mountainous landscape with a river, in the foreground groups of people in various pursuits amongst trees including pineand cherry blossom; also shrubbery including various flowers, further afield houses and trees in the mountains beyond, all between gilt cellular key-fret borders, the base border of interlocking ogee panels alternatively filled with flower heads and cells in gilt, the shoulder similarly decorated. The base signed Okamoto Ryozan in iron-red and gilt for the Yasuda Company in Kyoto. This vase probably commemorates the Spring Festival or the hanami
Dimensions:
Height: 24.5cm. (9 5/8in.)
Condition:
Perfect
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Material and Technique | Earthenware vase with enamelled decoration |
| Origin | Japanese |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Dimensions | Height: 24.5cm. (9 5/8in.) |
Product REF: W528
