Miniature Satsuma vase — Bonhams, 2023, lot 938

Miniature Satsuma vase — Bonhams, 2023, lot 938
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Catalogued by Bonhams as: “YABU MEIZAN (1853-1934) A Fine Miniature Satsuma Vase Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900”. Attribution as catalogued: Yabu Meizan (as catalogued). Offered at Bonhams on 2023-03-22 as lot 938; it realised USD 2,040, including buyer’s premium, against an estimate of USD 2,000–3,000.

Seal / signature description

Signed in gilt Yabu Meizan

Provenance history

George E. McGague, purchased in Japan in April 1903, and thence by descent

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