A circular Satsuma dish


By Hankinzando, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt with a vibrant outdoor scene depicting throngs of townspeople from all different walks of life enjoying the hanami (cherry-blossom-viewing) season including families, tradesmen, a courtesan and attendants, itinerant female musicians, entertainers and a drunken patron served by geisha at one of the tea houses on the right foreground, a pagoda in the distance on the left bordered within a narrow band of shippo-zunagi (linked-jewels); signed on the base in gilt Hankinzando within a seal. 21.5cm (8½in) diam.