A 17.14cm tall Japanese Satsuma ceramic vase

A 17.14cm tall Japanese Satsuma ceramic vase

A cream-colored Japanese pottery, produced in Satsuma, Kyushu, began in the late 18th century, with an exquisite cracked glaze and fine decorative patterns of color and gold. Satsuma Burning originated at the end of the 16th century. Satsuma ceramics include official kilns, folk kilns and imperial kilns, distributed in the southern part of Kyushu Island, Japan. In ancient times, it belonged to the state of Satsuma. The vase is painted with the Meiji period (1868-1912) colored enamel and gilded figures of everyday work, with a cock painted on the back amid blooming flowers and trees.