Ritas Bazaar has dated these Japanese Satsuma Pottery Vases to the 19th Century.
The decoration is of notably good quality. The figures are individually characterised rather than treated as repetitive stock faces, and the painter has handled the composition with confidence across both bodies. The long dragon is especially striking, and the raised moriage work around it adds texture, relief and visual depth. Rich gilding remains one of the strongest features of the pair, giving the surfaces a warm and luxurious presence that is entirely in keeping with better late Meiji export Satsuma.
These vases belong to the circle of good-quality Satsuma workshops producing refined wares for export in the late Meiji to early Taisho period. They are clearly above ordinary tourist-grade Satsuma in both execution and decorative ambition. The combination of figural painting, dragon imagery, dense gilding and moriage gives them excellent display value and strong decorative appeal.
Measurements
Height: 15.8 cm (6.2?) each
Width: 6.5 cm (2.6?)
Depth: 6.5 cm (2.6?)
Weight: 310 g and 279 g
Condition
Condition is good overall, with only minor wear to the gilding and very small surface marks visible under magnification. Inside the necks there appear to be traces of old overpainting, with crackled paint visible in places. No crack running through the body of either vase is visible.
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Ritas Bazaar has dated these Japanese Satsuma Pottery Vases to the 19th Century.
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Pair of Japanese Satsuma Hexagonal Vases with Rakan and Dragon, Meiji–taisho
