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A LARGE SATSUMA VASE, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
h cm 43
In the shape of a baluster decorated with a continuous outdoor scene where numerous sages and masters read ancient scriptures; inscription Dai Nihon, Kyoto, Tōritei zō (Great Japan, Kyoto, made by Tōritei) within square reserve within the lower decoration; mark impressed into the pottery below the Kōzan base.