MEASURE 5" HIGH WITH A TOP DIAMETER OF 1", BASE DIAMETER IS 1 1/2" AND THE MAXIMUM WIDTH IS 2 3/4". BOTH VASES ARE IN EXCELLENT ESTATE CONDITION WITH NO NO NOTED FLAWS. THE ENAMELING AND GILDING ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SATSUMA IS A CREAMY EARTHENWARE USUALLY DECORATED WITH JAPANESE FIGURES WITH EXPRESSIVE FACIAL FEATURES. THIS WARE WAS GENERALLY CREATED FOR THE EXPORT MARKET OF THE MID-19th CENTURY THRU THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY TO CATER TO WESTERN MARKETS.
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The item "Pair 19th C. Japanese Satsuma 5 Vases, Meiji Period, Signed" is in sale since Thursday, December 12, 2013. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Vases". The seller is "antiquesandmooresales" and is located in Hendersonville, North Carolina.This item can be shipped worldwide.