MUSEUM QUALITY SATSUMA KINKOZAN VASE SIGNED KEIZAN Start Price GBP 1,300.00 Current Price GBP 1,300.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location MARGATE, Kent See more about 'MUSEUM QUALITY SATSUMA KINKOZAN VASE SIGNED KEIZAN' Description THIS AUCTION IS FOR A RARE MUSEUM QUALITY MEJEI SATSUMA KINKOZAN VASE SIGNED BY WHAT APPEARS TO BE SOZAN ON THE BASE,BUT I AM NOT AN EXPERT SO PLEASE MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND BEFORE BIDDING.  I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A COLLECTOR THAT THIS VASE WAS PAINTED BY KOBAYASHI KEIZAN. THE CONDITION OF THIS VASE IS VIRTUALLY MINT WHICH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ON COBALT VASE'S OF THIS AGE.THERE ARE NO CHIPS,CRACKS OR RESTORATION TO REPORT.THE GUILDING IS AS CRISP AS IT WAS 100 YEARS AGO. THE SHAPE OF THIS SATSUMA VASE IS RARE, AND NOT MANY WOULD HAVE BEEN PRODUCED DUE TO THE TAPERING BODY WHICH MAKES IT TOP HEAVY AND PRONE TO TOPPLING THIS VASE HAS BEEN KEPT OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT ALL ITS LIFE,AND IS FROM A SMOKE FREE ENVIROMENT. THE VASE IS DECORATED WITH TWO SEPERATE BORDERED SCENE'S.THE FIRST IS OF A GEISHA GIRL READING A BOOK STANDING UNDER A WISTERIA TREE SURROUNDED BY FLOWERS.THE SECOND IS OF A PAGODA STANDING ON THE SHORE OF A LAKE WITH THE FOREST AND MOUNTAINS BEHIND. THE BORDERED SCENE'S ARE BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED IN PASTEL COLOURS,WITH BREATHTAKING DETAIL.EACH HAIR IS INDIVIDUALLY PAINTED ON THE GEISHA GIRLS HEAD. THE COBALT AREAS OF THIS VASE ARE PROFUSELY DECORATED WITH GUILDED LEAVES,WHICH ARE CRISP WITH NO RUBBING. THE BASE IS DECORATED IN FLOWERHEADS IN WHICH ONE CONTAINS THE KINKOZAN SIGNATURE,WHILST ANOTHER CONTAINS WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE MASTER PAINTER  KOBAYASHI KEIZAN. THE DIMENSIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS HEIGHT 5  INCHES (125mm) BY WIDTH 1 1/2 INCHES (35mm). SATSUMA VASE'S OF THIS QUALITY COME ALONG VERY RARELY,SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS VASE FOR ONE EXTRA BID. I WILL SHIP THIS VASE WORLDWIDE, BUT I WILL ONLY SHIP IT THROUGH A REPUTABLE COURIER DUE TO ITS VALUE. GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING.   BUYER PAYS POSTAGE/SHIPPING********ITEMS PURCHASED IN ACCESS OF £40 WILL BE POSTED ONLY BY SPECIAL DELIVERY WITHIN THE UK*******INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE WILL BE SENT INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR ON ITEMS IN ACCESS OF £40 ********* PAYPAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM UK BIDDERS UNLESS AGREED THROUGH ME BEFORE THE END OF AUCTION*****PERSONNEL CHEQUES ACCEPTED,FROM BIDDERS WITH UK BASED BANK ACCOUNTS ONLY PLEASE.**********POSTAL ORDERS ACCEPTED**********INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS MAY PAY THROUGH PAYPAL IN GB POUNDS ONLY OR  BY MONEY ORDERS IN GB POUNDS DRAWN THROUGH A UK BANK *********. Place a Bid!