Lot 108 , A Japanese Satsuma pottery ‘thousand butterfly’ bowl, Meiji period, 11cm diameter

A Japanese Satsuma pottery ‘thousand butterfly’ bowl, Meiji period, the interior painted with the thousand butterfly design with a dotted ground, the exterior with four oval reserves painted with boys and Immortals, on a brocade pattern ground, spiral to the potting on the base, unsigned, 11cm diameter
£300-500

Condition:
Some wear to the gilding around the edge of the foot, light staining to the pottery body visible underneath, otherwise in good condition with no chips cracks or restoration detected.

Sold for £700