Antique Japanese Satsuma charger decorated with an Owl perched amongst Cherry Blossoms Type_Figure of the Year About this Plate

About this Plate

5cms (2 2/3") wide on the angle

The base or cushion colour is Lime

and What Alice Found There

Georg Jensen and Axel Salto

Antique Japanese Satsuma charger decorated with an Owl perched amongst Cherry Blossoms Type_Figure of the Year About this PlateAn exceptional Antique Japanese Satsuma charger decorated with a Long Eared Owl amongst Cherry Blossoms and Gilt Decor late Meiji era c. 1890 The quality of the decoration and attention to detail in the painting of the Owl is excellent as is the floral decoration and the piece in it's entirity. The owl depicted is the Long Eared Owl [Asio otus], a medium sized, secretive owl found throughout Japan. In traditional Japanese culture the owl will look