Object Description
From our collection of fine Japanese ceramics of the reign of Emperor Meiji, (1868-1912) this attractive square-form Satsuma Koro and cover. The body of the koro with an unusual decoration of panels in the form of fans on a pierced basket-weave ground. The borders of polychrome Millefleur and Kimono fabric repeated patterns.
The panels with beautifully painted decoration of Bijin with their attendants, exotic birds amongst peach trees and Kingfisher perched upside down on a flowering Iris.