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This Japanese earthenware vase is of baluster form with a short neck and flared rim. The piece is decorated in the Satsuma style, featuring a cream-coloured crackle glaze ground. The hand-painted polychrome and gilt decoration depicts two songbirds, one in flight and one perched on a branch, amongst large pink and green rose blossoms with accompanying buds and foliage. The decoration utilizes raised enamel highlights and gilding to provide texture. The shoulder features a complex decorative border with turquoise scrollwork, a dark blue band with white raised enamel dots, and a cross-hatched lattice pattern. The rim and base are finished with a reddish-brown ground and gilded scrolling motifs. The base of the vase bears a red rectangular stamp with the text HAND PAINTED SATSUMA and a secondary small circular mark in gold pigment containing the numeral 29.
Height: 300mm
Base diameter: 110mm.
Condition report:
The vase is in good condition with no visible chips, cracks, or restoration. There is fine, uniform crazing to the glaze throughout, which is characteristic of this type of ceramic. Minor wear to the gilded rim is consistent with age and handling.
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