A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period. With a pair of pierce...

Hammer

£120

A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period. With a pair of pierced handles, the tapering body painted with figures in a landscape beneath bamboo, height 25cm, width 10.5cm. Maurice Jenkins (1933-2022). North Cornwall collector. Maurice was a lifetime collector and started in the 1950s. He opened a shop in Liskeard in the 1970s called Canon Hill Antiques. He visited a number of Middle Eastern countries in his lifetime including Egypt in the late 1970's when his interest in Islamic and Asian antiques began. He was a man with an eye for quality and a love of antiques, history and travel who purchased privately and at auction over the decades. Over a lifetime of purchasing privately and at auction, he created an eclectic ensemble of collections reflecting his interests. He died a few weeks before his 90th birthday and was still buying until that time. No hairline cracks. Wear to the gilding but not serious. The makers mark on the base is worn.