TWO JAPANESE SATSUMA EARTHENWARE FIGURES OF BIRDS,Showa period. Together with a kutani charger painted in the satsuma style on a gilt ground with figures below a cartouche enclosing calligraphy in grisaille - Charger: 12 in. diameter. Estimate $400-600
PROVENANCE: Acquired in Tokyo in the early 1970's in the Old Imperial Hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, demolished in the late 70's.