Hankizan workshop


A Satsuma cup and saucerMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century Delicately painted in polychrome enamels and gilt , he cup decorated on the exterior with a continuous procession of children carrying banners and toys, the rim and foot with floral patterns, the interior decorated with butterflies and chrysanthemum blossoms, signed on the underside Hankizan tsukuru, the saucer decorated in the well with three beauties before a screen and a koto, the body decorated with a stand of blossoming flowers and birds, the rim with a floral band, the reverse painted with additional bird sand flowers and the foot painted to match that of the cup, signed in a black reserve with gilt highlights Hankizan tsukuru 3 3/8in (8.6cm) diameter, the cup; 5 1/8in (13cm) diameter, the saucer