Catalogued by Bonhams as: “A small faceted Satsuma vase By Yabu Meizan, Meiji era (late 19th century)”. Offered at Bonhams, New York, on 2015-03-18 (sale 22380, lot 3134). It realised USD 10,000 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): A small faceted Satsuma vase By Yabu Meizan, Meiji era (late 19th century) The four sides each decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackled glaze with a heron on a branch of willow, a swallow in a cherry tree, a coastal landscape and a scene of girls celebrating the Hina matsuri (Girls’-Day Festival), the surrounding areas painted with millefleur and the foot with a geometric band; signed in gilt Yabu Meizan 3 7/8in (9.9cm) high