Small Satsuma vase; Japan, 19th century.

Small Satsuma vase; Japan, 19th century. Glazed ceramic and metal. With marks on the base. Measurements: 11 x 10 cm Small globular vase in Satsuma pottery, with metal lid and flowerbeds decoration. With marks on the base of the master potter. The Satsuma pottery is made since the early eighteenth century on the island of Kyushuu, and was a type of great Korean influence, as in fact it was even brought to the Korean potters pottery. In the second half of the 18th century it became so popular in Japan that the production center was moved to Awata, near Kyoto. Thus, there is a local production in the eighteenth century, although the pieces for export in the nineteenth century, already produced in Awata, will have a greater importance. The paste is not porcelain, but a very light, porous light terracotta. The glaze is feldspathic, mixed with wood ash. The most characteristic feature of Satsuma ware is its decorative richness, sometimes even exaggerated.