Accurate Description of Item
One Large Satsuma Style Floor vase.
Appraiser Remarks
Large vases like this are generically referred to a "Palace Floor Vases", they can originate in either Japan or China, the marking on the base will indicate where it came from. Most like this one date no earlier than the late 19th century.
From what I can see in the small images this appears to be an example of Japanese "Satsuma". Satsuma, is a Province of Japan located at the southern tip of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's main islands. The Shimazu family, a warrior clan, controlled the area from the 12th to the 19th century and figured prominently in Japanese history from medieval to modern times. Traditional Satsuma pottery was first made there around the beginning of the 17th Century, large Satsuma floor vases of this type with Moriage decoration or featuring depictions of warriors, immortals etc. were produced in Japan during the turn of the for the Export market
From what I can see in the small images this appears to be an example of Japanese "Satsuma". Satsuma, is a Province of Japan located at the southern tip of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's main islands. The Shimazu family, a warrior clan, controlled the area from the 12th to the 19th century and figured prominently in Japanese history from medieval to modern times. Traditional Satsuma pottery was first made there around the beginning of the 17th Century, large Satsuma floor vases of this type with Moriage decoration or featuring depictions of warriors, immortals etc. were produced in Japan during the turn of the for the Export market
Estimated Value
$500.00
Re: 4' tall and heavy porcelain (?) hand painted Japanese urn
One Large Satsuma Style Floor vase.
Large vases like this are generically referred to a "Palace Floor Vases", they can originate in either Japan or China, the marking on the base will indicate where it came from. Most like this one date no earlier than the late 19th century.
From what I can see in the small images this appears to be an example of Japanese "Satsuma". Satsuma, is a Province of Japan located at the southern tip of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's main islands. The Shimazu family, a warrior clan, controlled the area from the 12th to the 19th century and figured prominently in Japanese history from medieval to modern times. Traditional Satsuma pottery was first made there around the beginning of the 17th Century, large Satsuma floor vases of this type with Moriage decoration or featuring depictions of warriors, immortals etc. were produced in Japan during the turn of the for the Export market