Catalogued by Bonhams as: “A small Satsuma bowl By Yabu Meizan, Meiji era (late 19th century)”. Offered at Bonhams, New York, on 2015-03-18 (sale 22380, lot 3120). It realised USD 2,000 including buyer’s premium.
Catalogue description (as published): A small Satsuma bowl By Yabu Meizan, Meiji era (late 19th century) Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackled glaze with a dense ground of millefleur, the exterior with eight circular panels containing birds and flowers, the interior with the character kotobuki (longevity) left undecorated revealing the cream body below, the foot with a simple band of dots; signed on the underside in gilt Yabu Meizan 1 7/8in (4.8cm) high; 3 5/8in (9.3cm) diameter