FEATURING A SUPERB, TOP QUALITY ANTIQUE JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY THE MASTER ARTIST, KINKOZAN. VASE DEPICTS TWO MOST ARTICTIC SCENES, ONE WITH A PARTY OF 8 PEOPLE ON A POINT BY A LAKE, PERHAPS GETTING READY TO TAKE A RIDE ON A BOAT. WAVES ARE LAPPING UP AROUND THE POINT. 4 SEAGULLS ARE FLYING OVER HEAD. THE DETAILING IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS ON A KINKOZAN PIECE. THEIR FACES ARE PAINTED WITH EXPRESSION AND PERSONALITY. THEIR CLOTHES ARE HEAVILY EMBOSSED WITH RAISED GOLD AND DESIGNS. THEIR FACES SEEM TO PORTRAY EXCITEMENT WITH ANTICIPATION OF A FINE AFTERNOON OF MERRIMENT OR A PARTY. THE OTHER SCENE DEPICTS A PROCESSION OF 8 MEN, CARRYING A CHEST THROUGH COUNTRY SIDE, ALSO, RICHLY PAINTED WITH GOLD AND MUCH DETAILING. THE COBALT BLUE BACKGROUND BETWEEN THE PANELS, THE SHOULDER AND THE NECK ARE INTRICATELY PAINTED WITH GOLD BROCADE WORK, GEOMETRICS, FLOWERS, GRASSES AND SO MUCH MORE. THE AREA BELOW THE PANELS AND THE GOLD BETWEEN THE PANELS IS PAINTED WITH VARIOUS LEAVES. SIGNED ON THE UNDERSIDE WITH A HAND PAINTED KINKOZAN MARK. THE SKILL AND TIME THAT IT TOOK TO PAINT THIS VASE BOGGLES THE MIND. DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 5.5 TALL. THE SHAPE IS ROUND WITH A SMALL NECK. NO DAMAGES, CHIPS, CRACKS OR RESTORATIONS. GOLD IS NEAR MINT WITH VERY LITTLE WEAR. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Vases”. The seller is “rubrum113″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
- Color: Multi-Color
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Age: 1850-1899
- Maker: KINKOZAN