Lot 180 , A fine Japanese Satsuma pottery vase, signed Takezan, Meiji period, 31cm high

A fine Japanese Satsuma pottery vase, signed Takezan, Meiji period,
finely painted with boys in a garden scene with flowers, bamboo, ducks and a waterfall, gilt two character mark to the base.

The mark of the artist Takezan has been found on high quality Satsuma pottery produced by Kozan of Kyoto.
31cm high
£600-800

Condition:
Some occasional minor wear to the gilding around the rim and the edge of the foot and to the mark underneath, light staining to the fine crackle of the glaze on the underside and around the mouth, grubby inside, in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks detected.

Sold for £1,400