Description: JAPANESE SATSUMA IRIS VASE ON BACK OF A KARASHISHI decorated in gosu blue, gilt, and enamels with iris and chrysanthemum on the vase which sits on the back of the crouching playful beast, unsigned, dog and vase measuring approx. h: 11.75 in.
Provenance: Collection of Sue Singleton Bloxom and the late M.T. Bloxom, Smithfield, Va.