Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 15 October 2018

Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 147 940
Lot 272
  • A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912)
  • A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912)
  • A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912)
  • A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 147 940

About this Item

A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912)

of baluster outline, decorated in enamels and gilt with lobed panels enclosing festivals, celebrations and the seasons, with figures at various pursuits, enclosed by chrysanthemums and brocaded decoration, the shoulders decorated with a continuous scene of dancing figures, within a gilt trellis border, the neck with geometric and foliate borders, signed in a gilt reserve 'Dai Nihon Kyotoshi Gioncho Shoun tsukuru' (Made by Shoun, Gion, Kyoto, in the Great Japan), 40cm high


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