A large and elegant Satsuma vase decorated with chrysanthemum and plum blossoms

Description:

Japan, signed Bijutsudô Kinryûen Kagetsu sanjin 美術堂 金龍園 花月山人 Seal: Fuku 福, 19th century
H. 38,3 cm
Around the bodywith a naturalistic design featuring blossoming plum branches (ume) as well as chrysanthemum and peony tendrils in shades of red, gold and blueset against a finely meshed, crackled cream-coloured background. The shoulder and neck areas feature an all-round brocade frieze in the form of a stylised geometric diamond pattern (Kikko/diamond brocade) in gold, red, blue and turquoise, with a cut-out, garland-likelower contour. The footring is also decorated with a fine swastika-lattice brocade design. The base bears an inscription and signature in gold alongside a red seal mark.
An old private collection from southern Germany, assembled since the late 1980s - Stand wth few partly restored frits or small chips, very minor traces of age