Width: 11cms
Height: 5cms
Depth: 7.5cms
Date: 1868 - 1912
£2,750
Product Code: KPCE97
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Finely painted in a highly decorative mille-fleur style, this beautiful Satsuma box and cover dates from the Japanese Meiji-era, (1868-1912).
Each leaf and detail with a fine gold outline.
The interior, with a simple painting of a bouquet of flowers.
Signed to base, with Shimazu crest above.
Condition: Some very minor ware, to be expected considering the age of this piece.
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Millefleur
Millefleur translates from the French for million flowers, it refers to a background style of many tiny flowers and plants. It first appears in art in the Medieval period in Europe, the style had a notable revival in the 19th century by William Morris.
Shimazu family crest
The Shimazu family were the rulers of Satsuma in the Meiji/Taisho period so their mark (a circle with a cross in it) will often appear on pieces from this time.
Satsuma
Satsuma ware is a type of earthenware pottery originating from the Satsuma province in Southern Kyūshū, Japan’s third largest island. The first kilns were established here is the 16th century by Korean potters kidnapped by the Japanese for their extraordinary skills, prior to this there was no ceramic industry in Satsuma.
The first presentation of Japanese arts to the West was in 1867, Satsuma was one of the star attractions, it was this that established the satsuma aesthetic we are most familiar with today. This export style reflects the foreign tastes of the time, popular designs featured millefleur (million flower), and complex filled in patterns. Many pieces featured panels depicting typical Japanese scenes to appeal to the west such as pagodas, cherry blossom, birds and flowers and beautiful ladies and noble men in traditional dress. The height of popularity for Satsuma was the Meiji Period and many of the most beautiful and artistically accomplished works were made during this time.
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