A LARGE SATSUMA SHISA VASE Antique Kyoto Japan 1850-1870 Edo/Meiji

In the Victorian era, loving all things grand and ornate, Japanese Satsuma ware became fashionable in the west. Export wares made for the west in the 1800s came from the Japanese island of Kyoto, where this vase was made, and why it is in the United Kingdom today. This particular piece can be dated reasonably accurately, within twenty years.

Figural and landscape designs only started on Satsuma ware after 1850, which this piece has. When Kyoto ware really became popular in 1870, it started to be marked on the base. This piece isn't marked.

This is one of rare times when being unmarked is good, as it makes this vase an early piece of Kyoto ware. Small chip on inside of the lid where it goes down into the pot unseen. Minor loss to Shisa mane. I was told about this piece before I acquired it, and was planning to get restoration.

But when I saw it, it was minimal and unnoticeable, so I decided to leave it completely honest. Ornate wooden stand undamaged, and a high quality one, crisply carved and smooth.

An expensive item on its own. It has a white character mark on the top and bottom. The vase is 55cm high without the wooden stand. Unfairly, Chinese art has always been considered the poorer cousin to Japanese art.

However, Japanese art is deemed superior quality and higher status. A lot of'Watchers' aren't potential buyers, just interested bystanders. So offers are not sent out as it is usually redundant.

Interested buyers will have to make'Best Offer' to avoid disappointment. Please research and calculate for your country. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Japanese\Vases". The seller is "thehighpalace" and is located in this country: GB.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

Primary Material: Porcelain/ Pottery
Antique: Yes
Original/Repro: Antique Original
Product: Vase
Region of Origin: Japanese
Age: 1850-1899
Country of Origin: Japan