Seven Satsuma vessels


Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th centuryEach decorated in enamels and gilt, the first a teapot decorated with two panels enclosing figural scenes of ladies and children in a garden or inside a mansion reserved on a cobalt-blue ground, signed on the base Fuzan, 6.5cm x 13cm (2½in x 5 1/8in); the second a teapot with trailing autumnal leaves extending from the shoulder over shrines depicted in the background, signed on the base Genzan, 4.5cm x 10.3cm (1¾in x 4 1/8in); the third a teapot with a continuous scene of birds and butterflies among autumnal flower and foliage including rose mallows, kikyo (Chinese bellflowers) and chrysanthemums, signed on the base with a seal Kikkoen tsukuru, 4.5cm x 8.5cm (1¾in x 3 3/8in); the fourth a sake cup decorated around the exterior with tiny butterflies hovering beneath trailing millefleurs, signed with an impressed seal Kinkozan tsukuru on the base, 4.5cm (1¾in) high; the fifth a circular box and cover with stalks of fuyo (rose mallows) growing on the banks of a meandering river, the sides with fronds of purple wisteria, signed Senzan, 3.9cm (1½in) high; the sixth a square box and cover decorated with a group of samurai beneath a flowering cherry tree in front of a thatched dwelling, the sides with densely clustered flowerheads, signed on the base Motodani, 6.8cm x 12.6cm x 12.6cm (2 5/8in x 5in x 5in); the seventh a globular vase decorated with a mass of large assorted chrysanthemum blossoms, signed on the base Seizan, 12.4cm (4 7/8in) high. (12).