13 - FIVE-PIECE SET

FIVE-PIECE SET made of stoneware, consisting of a lidded “Kôrô” incense burner; a small vase, the first decorated in polychrome and gold with birds and flowers, and the second with figures and brocade motifs; a small vase decorated with gilded birds and flowering trees on a black background; two nesting flower-shaped bowls lined with polychrome and gilded flowers, the reverse of the larger one decorated with green bamboo on a midnight blue background. Marked “Satsuma” on the incense burner, “Ansei” on the black vase, and “Suizan” on the bowls; all three are surmounted by the Satsuma crest. (Restoration, minor cracks, wear). Japan, Meiji and Taishō periods, late 19th and early 20th centuries. FIVE STONEWARE PIECES, JAPAN, SATSUMA, MEIJI AND TAISHŌ PERIODS, LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. HEIGHT (VASES) 11.5 CM (4 1/2 IN.) - 14.5 CM (5 11/16 IN.) - 12 CM (4 3/4 IN.) DIAMETER (BOWLS) 7.5 CM (2 15/16 IN.) - 11.5 CM (4 1/2 IN.)