Catalogued by Bonhams as: “A tall deep Satsuma bowl By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912)”. Offered at Bonhams, London, New Bond Street, on 2017-05-11 (sale 24151, lot 216). It realised GBP 27,500 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): A tall deep Satsuma bowl By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912) Finely decorated in enamels and gilt, the exterior with three lobed panels, each enclosing a different scene, one depicting a sankin kotai (damiyo procession) of samurai painted in diminishing size, some on horseback, others carrying their lord in a palaquin with the majority on foot carrying banners, boxes and other paraphernalia, the second with several butterflies hovering over stalks of lilies and the third depicting an extensive view of Itsukushima Shrine, all over a ground of densely clustered millefleurs, the interior with fronds of purple and white wisteria trailing beneath a geometric rim; signed on the base with a gilt seal Yabu Meizan . 15cm x 15.5cm (5 7/8in x 6 1/8in).