Catalogued by Bonhams as: “A miniature Satsuma vase By Yabu Meizan, Meiji period (late 19th century)”. Offered at Bonhams, New York, on 2014-09-16 (sale 21786, lot 2264). It realised USD 5,000 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): A miniature Satsuma vase By Yabu Meizan, Meiji period (late 19th century) The flattened elongated ovoid vase set on a splayed foot and painted in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear, crackled ground with two oval reserves containing birds and trailing wisteria and a scene of Lake Biwa, the surrounding areas painted with autumn foliage, foot with floral chevrons, signed in gilt Yabu Meizan 3 ¾ in (9.5cm) high