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I'm wondering if you can tell me anything about these vases. I've found out they are Japanese satsuma. We had thought they were Chinese, since we believe my grandparents brought them from China to England in the late 1800s. Thanks.

Hi Cathy,

I can only confirm what you allready know. It's Japanese, Satsuma and late 19th. ct. (as oldest) I guess. The mark reads (turn it 45 degrees to the left, cross above) Satsuma yaki, for the right row. The first two character of the left row are probably the name of the decorator or studio but is unknown to me. Maybe Bill H. can help with this.
Nice items.....

Regards,

Arjan

Hi Arjan:

Thanks for your reply. Hope Bill H. can help.
I talked to my mother again on these, and it was my great-grandfather that bought them, not that that makes any difference, really!

Would love to know more on them and an approximate value, or just whether they ARE valuable or not (i.e. are they worth millions of dollars each or just thousands, or hundreds!). My mother has them hidden away in her closet because she's not sure of their value. Would be nice for her to display and enjoy them. Thanks for any further help by anyone.

I'm not entirely sure but believe it possibly is something like 'Gyokusen' (characters for 'jade' and 'Daoist immortal' plus 'zo' for 'made by').
Best regards,
Bill H.

Hi to all,
It looks to me the vases are Kyo-yaki, Awata blank decorated in Tokyo or Yokohama in the turn of the 20th century or a bit later to the teens. The mark to base reads, Satsuma-yaki, Keisen-zo. Thank you for sharing.
Best Regards,
Emiko

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