Strauss & co - 4 February 2013, Johannesburg

304 Four Japanese Satsuma vessels, Meiji Period (1868-1912) all painted in enamels and gilt, comprising: a bowl, painted with eight arhats seated within the coils of a dragon, the reverse similarly decorated, 11cmdiameter; an incense burner and reticulated cover, painted with women, children and arhats , on three feet, signed, 10cmhigh; a miniature teapot, painted with medallions of small boys, the reverse painted with figures attending a Lantern Festival, the shoulder with lappet and geometric borders, spout repaired, 10cmhigh; and a bowl, painted with a nobleman and his two attendants before a riverscape, gilding worn, signed, 20cmdiameter (4) R3 000 – 4 000 305 A Satsuma bowl, late Meiji Period (1868-1912) decorated in enamels and gilt with clusters of flowers and shrubs including peonies, chrysanthemums and lilies, with lobed rim, signed, and with Shimazu crest, 15cm diameter; and a vase, with ovoid faceted sides, similarly decorated, gilding on rim worn, 19cm high (2) R2 000 – 3 000 306 A Japanese Arita blue and white dish, Meiji period (1868-1912) circular, the centre painted with rondels of kojima enclosed by radiating panels, signed Fuki Choshun, 31,5cm diameter R3 000 – 4 000 305 304 306 125