Satsuma-type vase decorated with ground ivy, spider and dragonfly motifs

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.262.1
Type: vase; object for daily use; ceramics
Date of production:
late 19th century - early 20th century
Meiji era or Taishō era
Place of production:
Marks: Rectangular golden seal of Yabu Meizan (藪 明山)
Materials/Techniques: earthenware, multicolour overglaze decoration, gilded
Dimensions: height 22 cm
diameter (mouth) 2.5 cm
diameter (base) 6.2 cm
Analogy: Impley, Oliver R. et al eds., 『ナセル・D・ハリリコレクション: 海を渡った日本の美術』/ The Nasser D. Khalili Collection. Decorative Arts of Meiji Japan. Vol. 5/2 (Earthenware), Kyoto, 同朋舎出版, 1995, 286.