Object Description
From our collection of antique Japanese earthenware pottery, this delightful pair of Satsuma vases signed Kozan and dating to around 1880. Each conical-formed vase stands on three foot and is decorated at the top and the bottom with a repeated geometric pattern.
Five floral-shaped panels adorn the body of each vase with a colourful, mille-fleur Cherry blossom ground. The beautifully decorated panels depict scenes of boys playing a large drum, boys playing with dogs and sticks and a masked performer and dancer. There are also scenes of blossoming cherry trees. The overall theme of these vases seems to be the fleeting buy joyous nature of childhood.