Description A MONUMENTAL 'SATSUMA' CERAMIC VASE AND COVER
Japan, Meiji period
Circular section, the base with a band of stylized petals in relief, on two sides of the body handles in the shape of a fantastic animal, a flared mouth, the domed lid surmounted by a finial shaped as a Buddhist lion, painted on the outside in rich polychromy and gold with figures and geometric grounds.
116 cm high
Provenance: Italian private collection.