A Japanese Satsuma sake pot, marked 'Satsuma yaki' and the Shimazu mon, Meiji or Taishe period, circa 1900, the compressed form set on three low feet and painted in polychrome enamels and gilt over a clear crackled glaze with textile decorated with floral and wave patterns, the spout painted with a foliate scroll and the cover with a chrysanthemum knop in gilt, handle covered in rattan. 15.3 cm diameter. Provenance: Lot 245, Sale 1088, Christie's New York, June 06, 2002