A bowl with a long and detailed sankin-kōtai procession, catalogued by Leonard Joel as signed Yabu Meizan. The lot page describes a very fine crackle and white faience body, decoration in overglaze enamels and gilding, a border of flower garlands below a band of key frets, and butterflies and grasses on the reverse. Offered in Leonard Joel’s timed online sale IT150 (The Collection of Dr Lee Price, Maleny) as lot 45, closing 29 September 2026. It sold for A$8,000 against an estimate of A$5,000–8,000; the page does not state whether the figure includes buyer’s premium.
Bowl with a sankin-kōtai procession — Leonard Joel, 2026
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Seal / signature description
Signed Yabu Meizan (as catalogued)
Condition notes
As catalogued: very good order; very minor wear to the gilt rim; minor residue from old sticky tape near the foot-ring.
Provenance history
Leonard Joel, Decorative Arts and Fine Furniture, 22 November 2010, lot 505; the collection of Dr Lee Price, Maleny.