A FINE SATSUMA VASE DEPICTING A FAMILY TEMPLE VISIT By Kozan, signed Kozan
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

The cylindrical body rising from a waisted foot to a waisted neck with lipped rim, superbly enameled and gilt with a husband, wife, and their young daughter walking along a path lined with colorful bushes and trees toward a towering temple, with hills and further trees in the background. Two diapered bands to the foot and below the rim, the shoulder with a band of shaped reserves enclosing diapered designs against a foliate scroll ground below a line band at the neck and the gilt rim. Signed KOZAN to the base.

HEIGHT 18.8 cm

Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and minimal firing flaws.
Provenance: Canadian private collection.