January 2025 Auction

Lot #36:

Satsuma button of Japanese boy playing with toys.

#36. Japanese boy playing with toys. Back mark with signature. Satsuma are ceramics hand painted by Japanese artists for export. Late 19th c. - early 20th c. Other examples of Japanese children playing in “Satsuma Buttons and Buckles” by Nishida and Allen p.131. NBS Medium (1 3/16”).