Catalogued by Bonhams as: “A Satsuma rectangular kogo (incense box) and cover By Yabu Meizan, Meiji Period”. Offered at Bonhams, London, New Bond Street, on 2013-05-16 (sale 21101, lot 500). It realised GBP 18,750 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): A Satsuma rectangular kogo (incense box) and cover By Yabu Meizan, Meiji Period Finely painted in enamels and gilt with a group of figures outdoors enjoying leisurely activities during the hanami (cherry viewing) season, within a formal border, the sides decorated with millefleurs and the interior with thrushes among autumn maple-branches; signed with a gilt seal Yabu Meizan . 5.1cm x 12.7cm x 9.1cm (2in x 5in x 3½in). (2).
Seal / signature description
Signed with a gilt seal Yabu Meizan
Provenance history
an English private collection. Compare with a similar rectangular kogo by Yabu Meizan illustrated in The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art from the Meiji period , Ceramics , part II , Earthenware , no.38.
