Satsuma Dragon "Two Figure" earthenware Vase with gold and overglaze colors Very colorful and detailed vase.
This vase is 8 1/2 inches in height and 5 inches in diameter. The vase is in excellent condition and weighs 1 pound 12 ounces.
Japanese Satsuma earthenware decorated in overglaze colors was first made in the 1850s. It became a valuable source of revenue for the country and its production increasd dramatically during the Meiji period (1868 - 1912). Although production was initially centered around Kagoshima, Satsuma Province in the west of Japan, major maufacturers sprung up throughout Japan particularily in the suburbs of Kyoto.
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