SMALL SATSUMA CUP, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

h cm 7 x d cm 6,8

Enriched with polychrome enamels and gold details in the round, the scene, on the outside, boasts numerous butterflies in flight amidst chrysanthemums of various shades and species; the small butterflies are artistically combined to form the image of a larger butterfly; the inside with a thousand butterfly decoration; signed in gold below the base Kinkōzan zō (Made by Kinkōzan).