A fine and rare Satsuma vase with a landscape design

Description:

Japan, marked ‘Dai Nihon Satsuma Yaki’ and ‘Heian Toen Shuko ga’, Shimazu coat of arms, 19th century.
H. 36 cm
Baluster-shaped bottle vase with a pear-shaped, broad body, a tapering neck and a slightly flared rim. The neck is decorated with an imitation wickerwork pattern in gold on a beige background, interspersed with two panels featuring floral motifs - bouquetswith chrysanthemums, peonies and plum branches, finely painted in shades of red, green and gold. The transition to the shoulder is marked by a circumferential frieze of stylised phöfeathers in raised gold relief (Moriage technique), from which long, feathery tendrils cascade down and entwine the body of the vase. The bulbous body depicts a sweeping landscape scene featuring pagodas, temple complexes and boats set against a mountainous riverside backdrop, executed in the finest enamel painting with gold in relief.
Jehle Collection, Esslingen; purchased on 5 November 1981 for DM 8,200 from Schatzinsel, Stuttgart (original invoice preserved) - In good condition