
Love and Prosperity Pheasant Pair Antique Japanese Meiji Satsuma Vase Signed Fuzan 風山
Antique Japanese Satsuma VasePheasants Pair 薩摩焼野雞Symbol of Love and ProsperityFuzan Painted Seal & Satsuma Kiln mark 風山Circa: late Meiji period, 1868-1912H 12 in. (30cm), W 5.5 in. (14cm), D 5.5 in. (14cm)gold rim, translucent glazedGosu blue on crackled cream white,overall in excellent condition! An immaculate Satsuma vase featuring two golden pheasants nesting in a blossoming garden, bundling in an array of no less than ten finely painted flowers among the efflorescence. Atop the Gosu (cobalt) blue is the pink and gold cherry blossoms (Sakura: Accomplishment); circumscribing beneath the gold frame are lush red maple leaves (Kaede, Blessings); over a dense crackled cream white background, adjacent to the pheasants in the foreground are large chrysanthemums (Kiku: Wealth); There are numerous small flowers sprinkling along the small creek in translucent green, discernibly including Japanese apricot (Ume: Faithfulness), camellia (Tsubaki: Perfect Love), and blue-violet flowers (Sumir