Catalogued by Bonhams as: “A pair of small Satsuma vases By Meizan, Meiji period (late 19th century)”. Offered at Bonhams, New York, on 2014-09-16 (sale 21786, lot 2255). It realised USD 13,750 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): A pair of small Satsuma vases By Meizan, Meiji period (late 19th century) The baluster vases painted in polychrome enamels and gilt with panels containing street scenes in Kyoto punctuated by “hanging scrolls” of cranes in flight, each foot painted with a profusion of chrysanthemums and the shoulder with geometric patterns, signed Meizan sei 4 3/4in (12cm) high
Attribution note: Catalogued as ‘Meizan’ (no ‘Yabu’); Satsuma earthenware — attribution as catalogued.
