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A small Japanese Satsuma ware plate from the Meiji period, painted with a large group of women in kimonos in a landscape, framed by a dark blue and gold border.
Date: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Geography: Japan
Culture: Japanese
Dimensions: 15.5cm diameter x 2.5cm H
Weight: 275g
Material: Glazed earthenware, with enamel and gilt decoration
Marks: Shimazu mon (cross in a circle) and gilt characters within a square on the base
Condition: [condition]. See photos.
The decoration
The centre of the plate is a lobed panel in the shape of a four-petalled flower, painted with a crowd of women in patterned kimonos gathered outside a building, with pine trees and a mountain in the distance. The figures are picked out in detail with gold, red and green enamels.
The panel is surrounded by a deep cobalt blue border, decorated with gilt pine and scale patterns, and the rim is edged in gold.
The mark
On the base is the Shimazu mon, the cross-in-a-circle crest of the Shimazu clan, who ruled the Satsuma domain where this type of ware began. During the Meiji period the crest was widely used on Satsuma ware as a mark of the style, particularly on pieces made for export. Below it are gilt characters within a square cartouche, which usually give the decorator’s or workshop’s name.
As with all our antique pieces, this plate is one of a kind, and natural signs of age, wear and handling should be expected as part of its authentic character. Dimensions and weight are approximate.
A small Japanese Satsuma ware plate from the Meiji period, painted with a large group of women in kimonos in a landscape, framed by a dark blue and gold border.
Date: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Geography: Japan
Culture: Japanese
Dimensions: 15.5cm diameter x 2.5cm H
Weight: 275g
Material: Glazed earthenware, with enamel and gilt decoration
Marks: Shimazu mon (cross in a circle) and gilt characters within a square on the base
Condition: [condition]. See photos.
The decoration
The centre of the plate is a lobed panel in the shape of a four-petalled flower, painted with a crowd of women in patterned kimonos gathered outside a building, with pine trees and a mountain in the distance. The figures are picked out in detail with gold, red and green enamels.
The panel is surrounded by a deep cobalt blue border, decorated with gilt pine and scale patterns, and the rim is edged in gold.
The mark
On the base is the Shimazu mon, the cross-in-a-circle crest of the Shimazu clan, who ruled the Satsuma domain where this type of ware began. During the Meiji period the crest was widely used on Satsuma ware as a mark of the style, particularly on pieces made for export. Below it are gilt characters within a square cartouche, which usually give the decorator’s or workshop’s name.
As with all our antique pieces, this plate is one of a kind, and natural signs of age, wear and handling should be expected as part of its authentic character. Dimensions and weight are approximate.
