Vase, Yabu Meizan 1853–1934, c. 1900 Meiji 33, Japan, Osaka. Onion-shaped vase on a low ring foot with a long, slender neck bulging at the spout. Decorated with a freely composed kachôga flowers-and-birds motif: a golden-leafed wisteria vine with white blooms entwines the neck, growing from the rock on which a sparrow perches; a tall rose bush with white and red blooms grows beside the wisteria; two sparrows, painted in gold and iron black, fly around the plants. A small, delicately hatched black-and-gold ornament is placed in the lower part of the belly. Warm milky glaze with very fine cracklework; thin gold stripe around the foot and gilded rim. Gold-painted brand on the bottom in a square cartouche with three kanji characters: Yabu Meizan. Ceramic satsuma; height 15.0 cm, diameter 8.0 cm., An off-white ceramic vase with a long narrow neck and a rounded body sits against a plain gray background; the vase is decorated with painted floral and branch motifs in muted colors including gol...
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Vase, Yabu Meizan 1853–1934, c. 1900 Meiji 33, Japan, Osaka. Onion-shaped vase on a low ring foot with a long, slender neck bulging at the spout. Decorated with a freely composed kachôga flowers-and-birds motif: a golden-leafed wisteria vine with white blooms entwines the neck, growing from the rock on which a sparrow perches; a tall rose bush with white and red blooms grows beside the wisteria; two sparrows, painted in gold and iron black, fly around the plants. A small, delicately hatched black-and-gold ornament is placed in the lower part of the belly. Warm milky glaze with very fine cracklework; thin gold stripe around the foot and gilded rim. Gold-painted brand on the bottom in a square cartouche with three kanji characters: Yabu Meizan. Ceramic satsuma; height 15.0 cm, diameter 8.0 cm., An off-white ceramic vase with a long narrow neck and a rounded body sits against a plain gray background; the vase is decorated with painted floral and branch motifs in muted colors including gold, brown, green, red, and a pale blue, and shows a glossy finish and fine crackle texture on its surface.

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Vase Yabu Meizan 1853–1934 c 1900 Meiji 33 Japan Osaka Onion-shaped vase low ring foot long slender neck bulging spout Decorated freely composed kachôga flowers- -birds motif golden-leafed wisteria vine white blooms entwines neck growing rock sparrow perches tall rose bush white red blooms grows beside wisteria two sparrows painted gold iron black fly plants small delicately hatched black- -gold ornament placed lower part belly Warm milky glaze fine cracklework thin stripe gilded rim Gold-painted brand bottom square cartouche three kanji characters Yabu Meizan Ceramic satsuma height 15.0 cm diameter 8.0 cm off-white ceramic vase long narrow neck rounded body sits plain gray background vase decorated painted floral branch motifs muted colors brown green red pale blue glossy finish fine crackle texture surface.

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