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A large Japanese Satsuma style porcelain floor vase, featuring a tall, tapering body and a wide, flared trumpet neck with an undulating ruffled rim. The vessel is decorated with a dense palette of polychrome enamels, including iron red, cobalt blue, green, and pink. The ornamentation is enhanced with extensive gilding and raised moriage beading in green and white over a cream-toned crackle glaze. The primary decorative panels depict a dynamic battle scene featuring samurai on horseback within a landscape of pine trees and stylized clouds. The neck and shoulder are embellished with floral motifs, including chrysanthemums and peonies, framed by geometric and foliate borders. A banner in the main scene displays a circular cartouche containing two characters. The underside of the base is unmarked. This piece is characteristic of export Satsuma ware produced during the late Meiji or early Taisho periods.
Height: Approximately 63.5 cm.
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