Antique Japanese Satsuma Covered Gold Fan Beige Dresser Box or Catchall by Koshida, Taisho Period

Description

Fine hand painted antique Satsuma covered box or catchall, the top with a golden fan design in high relief.
The … more Fine hand painted antique Satsuma covered box or catchall, the top with a golden fan design in high relief.
The fan delicately painted with a scene portraying a grist mill set on a mountain stream and surrounded by blossoming cherry trees. The sides painted with hanging trellises of flower blossoms. The body can best described as beige/cream coloured.
Signed with the Koshida factory mark in gold on the underside. Simple floral decoration on the inside.
Condition is very good with some minor glaze discoloration mainly on the underside of the lid which is typical of Satsuma pieces from this period. Crackle glazed.
Listed by East2West Furniture.
5 1/4" long x 3 3/4" wide x 2 3/4" tall.
1.6 pounds

Taishō period, (1912–26) period in Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Taishō emperor, Yoshihito (1879–1926). less