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LOT 2262
Japanese Ceramic Satsuma Box and Lid with Samurai Scene
MEIJI PERIOD, CIRCA 1868-1912 A.D. OR LATER
6 1/2 in. (650 grams, 16.5 cm wide).
Discoid vessel with lid, crackle-glaze and gilding to much of the outer surface; lid with raised panel, pierced edges, polychrome scene of armoured warriors in a landscape beside a river; underside with gilt group of nimbate sitting figures; base with group of gilt nimbate figures with scrolls and incense burner; underside with basal ring and chop seal; rims with hatching.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Italy.
Private collection, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 2262
Japanese Ceramic Satsuma Box and Lid with Samurai Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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