Catalogued by Bonhams as: “A large square Satsuma bowl By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912)”. Offered at Bonhams, London, New Bond Street, on 2017-05-11 (sale 24151, lot 218). It realised GBP 15,000 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): A large square Satsuma bowl By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912) Finely decorated in enamels and gilt, the exterior painted with four lobed panels, each enclosing a different scene, one depicting an extensive view of Suruga Bay with figures in front of thatched buildings beneath pines on the bank in the foreground, other figures in small ferry boats on the lake and Mount Fuji rising in the distance, another panel with groups of artisans engaged in different activities including a fan-maker, a sculptor and an umbrella-maker, the third with five hojiro (meadow buntings) perched among plum branches, the last depicting a winding daimyo procession, all reserved on a millefleurs ground, the interior decorated with colourful butterflies fluttering beneath a border of trailing summer and autumn flowering blossoms; signed on the base with a partially erased gilt seal Yabu Meizan . 10.6cm x 17.7cm (4 1/8in x 6 15/16in).