Catalogued by Bonhams as: “Yabu Meizan (1853-1934) A fine miniature Satsuma vaseMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century”. Offered at Bonhams, New York, on 2017-03-15 (sale 23784, lot 6241). It realised USD 12,500 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): Yabu Meizan (1853-1934) A fine miniature Satsuma vase Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century The elongated ovoid vase with a flaring neck and slightly splayed foot decorated in colored enamels and gilt over a clear, crackled glaze with a humorous scene of a parade of monkeys in a daimyo procession, the leader riding a deer while his retainers accompany him on foot carrying panniers, standards bearing blossoming flowers and fruit, and the leader’s boots on a tray, each of the monkeys dressed in jinbaori (military jackets), the shoulder painted with a collar of chrysanthemum heads beneath a profusion of butterflies, the foot with floral lappets, signed on the underside Yabu Meizan 4 3/8in (11.2cm) high