Satsuma Vase with Thirteen Miniature Painted Panels

Satsuma vase painted in a multitude of colour which is standard…
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Satsuma vase painted in a multitude of colour which is standard for the satsuma golden period, having thirteen miniature painted panels. The first panel has three seated figures with male standing, each figure having gilded work with red, blue, green enamel. The second panel has two females with two children one holding a wooden branch. The other two panels a backdrop to the first two panels, the backdrop of each panel has two larger painted panels at the top of the vase with four miniature fans painted towards the centre bottom in miniature form with two miniature panels on each fan also painted by the master craftsman, Meizan. The backdrop panels are then placed over a gilt cage, looking through to a garden setting of autumn leaves. The design of the diapers of multiple enamel colours around the neck, shoulder & base of this vase is signed in gold Meizan to base. Condition excellent to good, minor ware to the base. Dimensions 18 x 8 cm

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  • Gilding - Gilding is a method of ornamentation whereby a thin sheet of gold metal is applied to items made of wood, leather, ceramics, glass and silver for decorative purposes.

    For furniture including mirrors, the sheet of gold is usually applied over a coating of gesso. Gesso is a mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying the gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. Over time parts of the gilding will rub off so the base colour can be seen. In water gilding, this was generally a blue colour, while in oil gilding, the under layer was often yellow. In Victorian times, gilders frequently used red as a pigment beneath the gold leaf.

    Metal was often gilded by a process known as fire gilding. Gold mixed with mercury was applied and heated, causing the mercury to evaporate, the long-term effect of which was to kill or disable the craftsman or woman from mercury poisoning. The pursuit of beauty has claimed many victims, not the least of which were the artists who made those pieces so highly sought after today.

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