Catalogued by Bonhams as: “A fine Satsuma tall beaker vase By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century”. Offered at Bonhams, London, New Bond Street, on 2021-11-04 (sale 26791, lot 196). It realised GBP 19,000 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): A fine Satsuma tall beaker vase By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The trumpet-mouthed cylindrical vessel with low inset foot, the body with two lobed panels, one with a continuous scene of a wedding procession, the other depicting a thatched dwelling by a lake, separated by densely grouped chrysanthemum heads, beneath a neck of trailing purple and white wisteria; signed on the base with a gold seal Yabu Meizan . 19.7cm (7¾in) high.