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 2257). It realised USD 6,875 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): A pair of small Satsuma vases By Meizan, Meiji period (late 19th century) The baluster vases decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackle glaze with shaped panels designed with the Seven Lucky Gods frolicking with Chinese children, pilgrims en-route to Mt Fuji and travelers waiting for a shrine ferry, the surrounding areas decorated with a fishnet pattern, clouds of lozenges and geometric swaths, the foot and neck with lappet bands, some containing the attributes of the Seven Lucky Gods, signed in gilt Meizan 6in (15.2cm) high
Attribution note: Catalogued as ‘Meizan’ (no ‘Yabu’); Satsuma earthenware — attribution as catalogued.