A Satsuma earthenware bowl by Matsumoto Hozan, Meiji period, of deep form, the steeply rounded sides painted in colours and gilding on the exterior with 'Mille Fleurs' between brocade borders, the interior with spiral streams of butterflies radiating from a central figural medallion, the base inscribed Dainippon Kyoto Matsumoto Hozan 14 cm diameter