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Signed Edo Period Satsuma Vase, Osumi Kiln browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Earthenware: Pre 1900: item # 99105 Please refer to our stock # SES-1 when inquiring.
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This rare early Japanese Satsuma vase of wheel-thrown, ovoid shape with waisted neck and everted collared lip, dates to the mid-19th century. It is boldly decorated in rich overglaze enamels and burnished gold and silver with two samurai riding on horseback. Floral medallions and pine branches drape the shoulder, and the wide lip is gilded. There is an extensive red signature on the foot, which we have been unable to identify. Satsuma is the well known long-admired form of Japanese ceramics in which faience (pottery) is covered with a glaze that produces a beautiful network or crackles and is itself ornamented with polychrome enamels and gilt decoration. Satsuma was created by individuals whose great technical skills were combined with gracefulness of form and a careful mixture of compounded hues. Early motifs were simple, elegant and graceful interpretations of nature. Shortly before the end of the Edo period (1850-1868), figures in the forms of processionals, Buddhist disciples and warriors were incorporated into the motifs, as exemplified by this vase depicting samurai on horseback. The Satsuma wares of Osumi province are bold in appearance. They tend to have a body tint that shades towards buff, with very defined crackles. The enamels employed were bold and brilliant, highlighted and enhanced with gilt. CONDITION is excellent. DIMENSIONS:7 ½” (19.1 cm) high, 4 ½” (11.5 cm) diameter at shoulder. |
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