South African & International Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery & Vintage Couture

Online-Only Auction, 15 - 29 September 2014

Decorative Arts and Furniture

Sold for

ZAR 1 757
Lot 358
  • A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
  • A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 757

About this Item

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

ovoid, enamelled and moulded in relief with a writhing dragon encircling Arhats before temples and a river and mountainscape, Shimazu mon and inscription, 12cm high

Purchased by William Henry Kelly, chief procurement officer of the Royal Navy for the Far East stationed in Hong Kong from 1895-1928, in Kobe, Japan, 1895


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