Lot 29 , An exhibition size Japanese Satsuma ‘egrets’ vase, Meiji period, signed Tansai

An exhibition size Japanese Satsuma ‘egrets’ vase, Meiji period, signed Tansai, of bell flower form, finely painted white plumed egrets amid green, blue, brown and gold foliage, the base with four character mark ‘Satsuma Tansai’ within a mon, 53cm high, foot chip
£400-600

Condition:
One chip to the foot rim, 2cm long. There is evidence to the external wall of the vase that water has historically been kept inside - there is a white ‘crazing’ to the blue colours and the whites are also crazed. Typical crackle to the glaze throughout.