An unusual Satsuma vase with white metal coverBy Masanobu, Meiji Era
The domed metallic cover with foliate decoration in relief, the cylindrical body with two angular handles and enamelled to each side with a parrot amidst flowering branches, the underside with the mark of the Shimazu family above the signature Satsuma-yaki Masanobu followed by a miniature red seal.
22cm high (2).