375 - A SATSUMA VASE WITH BIRDS, WISTERIA AND REEDS

A SATSUMA VASE WITH BIRDS, WISTERIA AND REEDS Japan, Meiji era (1868–1912) The globular body surmounted by an exceptionally long, slender trumpet neck flaring gently at the mouth, decorated on a cobalt-blue ground in the manner of Kinkozan production. The neck with trailing wisteria (fuji) in gold and mauve, a small bird perched among the branches, its black facial markings and olive plumage finely rendered; the globular body with a wading bird — the long, slender orange bill and mottled brown-cream plumage suggesting a snipe or woodcock — standing amid tall reeds at the water's edge. Japan, Meiji era (1868–1912) H: 46cm Japan, Meiji era