MINIATURE ANTIQUE JAPANESE SATSUMA SAKE PITCHER WITH A DRAGON, LIZARD & SNAKE.

Description

MINIATURE ANTIQUE
JAPANESE SATSUMA
SAKE
PITCHER.
DATING
FROM THE
MEIJI PERIOD
CIRCA- 1910.
HEIGHT
-
APPROXIMATELY
5 INCHES
, 12 CENTIMETRES.
WIDTH
-
4 INCHES,
10 CENTIMETRES
(FROM HANDLE TO SPOUT).
THE FINIAL IS OF
A
SNAKE
AND CONTINUED AS A
LIZARD
BY THE HANDLE
.
THE
LIZARD SYMBOLIZES HIGH SPIRIT.
THE
SPOUT
HAS THE
DRAGON
SHAPE ITS MOLDED IN RELIEF, AS WELL THE
HANDLE.
THIS SATSUMA
SAKE PITCHER
DEPICTS
RAKAN
AND
WORRIERS
ALL AROUND.
ON THE BASE IT HAS THE
SHIMAZU MON
IN RED
AND THE
MASTER ARTIST
MARKS
IN GOLD.
THIS SAKE PITCHER  IS IN
GOOD
CONDITION,
NO DAMAGES,
THE
GILDING
IS  IN TACT ALL AROUND.
THIS IS A PRIVATE LISTING,  BUYERS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER  ORIENTAL ANTIQUES  ON EBAY
AND VIEW
THE
PHOTOS FOR THIS LOT.