Catalogued by Bonhams as: “A fine miniature Satsuma vase By Yabu Meizan, Meiji period (late 19th century)”. Offered at Bonhams, New York, on 2014-09-16 (sale 21786, lot 2265). It realised USD 10,000 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): A fine miniature Satsuma vase By Yabu Meizan, Meiji period (late 19th century) The moon flask set on a splayed foot and painted in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear, crackled ground with circular panels containing a detailed scene of Lake Biwa and surroundings and a group of Chinese children engaged in the elegant pastimes, the panels banded by chevrons and florets and the foot and mouth decorated with floral and geometric bands, signed in gilt Yabu Meizan 3 3/4in (9.5cm) high