Satsuma earthenware quadrangular Kôro, rich polychrome and g - Lot 167

Satsuma earthenware quadrangular Kôro, rich polychrome and gilt decoration, Meiji period, circa 1890-1910 Important pair of polychrome porcelain figures representing a shepherd accompanied by a goat and a shepherdess accompanied by a sheep, carefully modeled faces, drapery and animals in a naturalistic spirit typical of Bohemian Art Nouveau production, each figure resting on a base decorated with floral motifs, Royal Dux pink triangular mark on reverse corresponding to late XIXᵉ or early XXᵉ century. Details: Manufacture Royal Dux, Bohemia; period circa 1900; material polychrome porcelain; dimensions approx. 82 cm (height) × 22 cm (depth) × 22 cm (width) each; total weight approx. 17 kg; condition good overall condition with slight traces of use and age consistent with age. A quadrangular Satsuma earthenware incense burner with a finely crackled cream ground, richly decorated in polychrome enamels and gold highlights, each side decorated with figurative scenes including warriors in arms, court figures and elegant ladies in interiors, as well as a meticulously treated bamboo decoration, painted gold simulated mount and removable lid topped by an openwork socket, apocryphal mark under the base, production late XIXᵉ or early XXᵉ century under the Meiji era. Details: origin Japan; Meiji period, circa 1890-1910; material Satsuma earthenware with polychrome and gilded decoration; dimensions 12 × 12 × 6 cm; weight 400 g; condition wear and slight traces of use, notably on the base.