Hand Painted Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high

Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high
Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high

Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high    Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high

A large Japanese Satsuma pottery (Satsuma-yaki) vase is colourfully hand painted in iron red, orange, yellow, peach, white and black enamels. Each side has different scenes of scholars and Japanese males of rank wearing ornate kimonos and traditional Japanese robes. There are two large main cartouches separated by two panels decorated with an ornate diaper pattern and fan shaped panels with butterflies and scenes with Chinese Phoenix or feng huang also known as Ho-ho birds. This highly collectable decorative antique Japanese pottery vase is decorated with a pale peach coloured ground fading into cream. The neck is decorated with the ornate diaper pattern and stylised Feng Huang.

The foot has a band of geometric pattern gilding. The vase which is of a tall baluster shape with a narrow foot and tapering trumpet neck.

The whole body has been hand painted with enamels and gilding. This is Japanese Satsuma export pottery (Ky-Satsuma).

It is unmarked but, was probably made in the Satsuma Province (Satsuma-no Kuni) which was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kysh in Japan. The vase is approximately 17 3/4 inches (45 cm) high, 8 1/4 inches (21 cm) diameter. It weighs 3.589 kilogrammes unpacked. It is in good antique condition with a repaired chip to the rim and the gilding retouched at the rim, it has some minor glaze crazing and wear to the gilding Please see the images and description.

This is a highly collectable and decorative items and great for display on its own or as part of a collection antique Japanese pottery or Satsuma-yaki. The item "Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high" is in sale since Saturday, June 1, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Japanese\Porcelain". The seller is "jockjen" and is located in Askam-in-Furness. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Colours: Multi
  • Period: Meiji
  • Height: 45 cm
  • Region of Origin: Japanese
  • Subject: Scholars
  • Additional subject: Feng Huang
  • Product: Vase
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Primary Material: Porcelain/ Pottery
  • Subject 3: Butterflies
  • Sub-Type: Pottery
  • Brand: Japanese
  • Original/Repro: Antique Original
  • Item name: Large Vase
  • Pottery type: Satsuma
  • Decoration: Enamelled
  • Main Colour: Red


Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high    Japanese Satsuma Pottery Large Vase Hand Painted Scholars Meiji 45 cm high