Lot 179 , A Japanese Satsuma pottery square tea caddy and cover, by Kinkozan, Meiji period, H.9cm

A Japanese Satsuma pottery square tea caddy and cover, by Kinkozan, Meiji period, painted to two sides with kneeling figures and two sides with insects amid flowers within gilt foliate decorated cobalt blue borders, gilt four character signature in a square, H.9cm
Estimate £300-500

The Caddy has tiny bit of wear to the gilding, typical fine crazing to the glaze otherwise in good condition with no restoration chips or cracks detected.


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Sold for £500