Three circular Satsuma boxes and covers


Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the first with the cover inset with a zig-zag-shaped panel depicting a gathering of courtiers, samurai, townsmen and upper-class ladies reserved on a millefleurs ground, the inside of the cover with throngs of people congregating in a shrine overlooking a lake, the inside of the box with a profusion of seasonal flowers, signed on the base Fujisan sei, 5.5cm x 12cm (2 1/8in x 4 3/8in); the second painted with a shishi prancing among stalks of peonies on the cover, signed on the base Nihon Satsuma yaki Tawara Koseki ga (painted by Tawara Koseki, Satsuma ware, Japan), 2.5cm x 9.2cm (1in x 3 5/8in); the third an oval box, the cover depicting a wealthy household of ladies and children inside a mansion, the interior with ladies and children strolling along the shores of a lake, signed on the base [...] matsu Genzan, 3cm x 11cm x 8cm (1 3/16in x 4¼in x 3 1/8in). (6).