Lot 287 , A Japanese Satsuma Thousand Butterfly miniature vase, by Kinkozan, Meiji period, 5.8cm high

A Japanese Satsuma 'Thousand Butterfly' miniature vase, by Kinkozan, Meiji period, signed in gilt to the base, 5.8cm high
Estimate £200-300

There is some very slight wear to the very edge of the gilding on the rim, and a 3mm x 1m area of gilding loss beneath the rim, otherwise in good condition with typical fine crazing to the glaze.


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Sold for £500