SatsumaCollector
A catalogue raisonné of signed Meiji–Taishō Satsuma by leading decorators · 薩摩焼

Auction Archive

Sold lots only, ranked by price. Premium and hammer prices are flagged and are not directly comparable. Every row links to its source.

#Maker / ObjectHouseSaleDateLotPrice≈ USDSource
1Yabu Meizan
Large and highly important presentation vase with four relief panels
BonhamsFine Japanese Art, New York (24293)2017-09-131286US$205,500
incl. premium
$205,500lot ↗
2Yabu Meizan
Vase with frogs at play (Chōjū-giga spirit)
BonhamsFine Japanese Works of Art, New York (21786), Ruth & Carl Barron Coll.2014-09-162267US$93,750
incl. premium
$93,750lot ↗
3Yabu Meizan
Small ovoid jar and cover, children in the snow (Tomkinson jar)
BonhamsLondon (21861)2014-05-15464GBP 52,500
incl. premium
$88,174lot ↗
4Yabu Meizan
Rare deep bowl, Ruth and Carl Barron Collection
BonhamsNew York (21786)2014-09-162266US$87,500
incl. premium
$87,500lot ↗
5Yabu Meizan
Vase with hollyhock-leaf chrysanthemum flourishes
BonhamsNew York (23784)2017-03-156253US$75,000
incl. premium
$75,000lot ↗
6Yabu Meizan
Bottle vase
BonhamsNew York (21786)2014-09-162263US$68,750
incl. premium
$68,750lot ↗
7Yabu Meizan
Bottle vase
BonhamsNew York (21786)2014-09-162270US$68,750
incl. premium
$68,750lot ↗
8Sozan for Kinkozan
Ovoid vase with salt-makers' huts and kittens playing with a feather, brown ground
BonhamsNew York (21786)2014-09-162209US$56,250
incl. premium
$56,250lot ↗
9Sozan for Kinkozan
Fine and rare reticulated vase, Muromachi-style ink landscape and courtiers
BonhamsFine Japanese and Korean Art, New York (24858)2018-03-212207US$50,000
incl. premium
$50,000lot ↗
10Sozan for Kinkozan
Massive trumpet vase, Kusunoki Masashige farewell and geese, cobalt ground
BonhamsNew York (23784)2017-03-156263US$37,500
incl. premium
$37,500lot ↗
11Sozan for Kinkozan
Tall trumpet vase with parinirvana 'hanging scroll' panel, cobalt ground
BonhamsNew York (21786)2014-09-162208US$35,000
incl. premium
$35,000lot ↗
12Sozan for Kinkozan
Rare green-ground square-shouldered vase, courtiers and swallows
BonhamsNew York (21786)2014-09-162207US$35,000
incl. premium
$35,000lot ↗
13Kinkozan
Quadrangular vase with scholar's objects, chocolate ground with gilt and silver phoenixes
price verified; date/lot uncertain
Christie'sNew York1999 (inferred from image path; verify)167 (inferred; verify)US$19,550
price realised
$19,550lot ↗
14Okamoto Ryozan for Yasuda
Large and fine vase
BonhamsNew York (23784)2017-03-156262US$18,750
incl. premium
$18,750lot ↗
15Makuzu Kozan
Magnificent pair of stoneware vases modelled in high undercut relief with birds (mid/late 1870s)
BonhamsNew York (29505), incl. Hartman Coll.2024-09-18802US$15,360
incl. premium
$15,360lot ↗
16Sozan for Kinkozan
Slender vase, peacock and peahen panels, cobalt ground
BonhamsNew York (21786)2014-09-162210US$15,000
incl. premium
$15,000lot ↗
17Ryozan for Yasuda
Vase and cover
BonhamsNew York (24858)2018-03-212200US$10,625
incl. premium
$10,625lot ↗
18Taizan for Hododa
Large trumpet vase, samurai procession before castle and Mt Fuji
verified; below high-end price threshold, kept as maker reference
BonhamsNew York (24293)2017-09-131285US$8,125
incl. premium
$8,125lot ↗
19Seikozan
Pair of small vases, magistrate and rice harvest panels
verified; below threshold, placeholder until a top Seikozan is found
BonhamsNew York (23338)2016-03-163162US$6,000
incl. premium
$6,000lot ↗
20Kozan (Satsuma painter; possibly Seikozan short form)
Small vase, rabbits and the moon hare
maker identity uncertain (Lawrence: several Kozan, incl. short form of Seikozan)
BonhamsNew York (23338)2016-03-163163US$5,000
incl. premium
$5,000lot ↗
21Sozan for Kinkozan
Vase with applied linen-gauze band, carp and irises after Korin
verified; lot no. uncertain
Christie'sLondon South Kensington (Avo Krikorian Coll.)2012-05-18135 (from image path; verify)GBP 12,500
price realised (Christie's, incl. premium)
lot ↗
22Kinkozan
Vase with cockerels and hens on speckled gold ground
price verified; lot uncertain
Christie'sGeneva/Zurich2007-02-1921 (verify)CHF 16,800
price realised
lot ↗
23Makuzu Kozan
Pair of earthenware baluster vases with high-relief cranes and peonies
BonhamsLondon (27709)2022-11-03179GBP 9,562.5
incl. premium
lot ↗