Miniature vase with wisteria on a pierced foot

Miniature vase with wisteria on a pierced foot
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A miniature vase from the Meizan workshop, with wisteria on the shoulder and a conical foot pierced with trefoil openings. Its mark is a standard reference for the studio’s square gilt seal.

Curatorial notes

Mark: 'Yabu Meizan' in a square gilt panel. Dingwall gift made with Art Fund support, 1910.

Literature

Louis Lawrence, Satsuma: The Romance of Japan (2011), p. 47 n. 20 (cited as a vase of identical shape to pl. 24; “almost certainly acquired from Yabu Meizan at the Japan-British exhibition in 1910”; gift of Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall).

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