Elegant cricket cage Gosu blue
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Elegant craclé ceramic cricket holder by Satsuma decorated in the Gosu Blue technique with rich decoration in polychrome enamels with the use of classic red and blue colors enriched with pure gold. Decorated part that simulates a drape closed in a bow at the top with butterflies and chrysanthemums, which acts as a grip supporting the perforated cricket cage inside as well as the lid with a grip with chrysanthemum flowers and leaves. Not signed. Masterpiece of Japanese art. Provenance: Japan Period: Edo mid-nineteenth century. Dimensions: 15 x 10 cm State of conservation: Very good