A fine and rare Satsuma vase depicting ‘A Hundred Antiques and Tea Utensils’

Description:

Japan, Shimazu-Mon, signed in blue enamel with a long inscription in a square at the base, 19th century.
H. 25,2 cm
A baluster-shaped body on a slightly recessed foot, tapering towards the neck and with a flared, wide rim. Finely crackled, ivory-coloured body, painted in polychrome and gold lacquer. The body is adorned with a densely arranged decoration of precious vessels and antiquities- the ‘Hyakko’ motif (One Hundred Antiques/Treasures).
Former South German private collection, acquired from Nagel on 9 December 1986, Lot 2120 (original invoice retained)
See a very similar vase in the Denver Art Museum, a gift from May Wilfley in memory of her parents, A. R. Wilfley and Addie M. Wilfley. Inv. No. 1974.50 - Minimal signs of age