ANTIQUE LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA DOUBLE HANDLED and LIDDED URN / VASE made during the MEIJI PERIOD in LATE 18th CENTURY to the EARLY 20th CENTURY. This is ELABORATELY DECORATED GOLD GILDED and ENAMELED work of art featuring BUTTERFLIES, CHRYSANTHEMUMS and GEISHA GIRLS on the WATER. Measuring 11" wide by 14" high, it is MEANT to IMPRESS with TWO HIGHLY DETAILED HAND PAINTED and CRAFTED PANELS on the OUTSIDE and GOLD GILDED HANDLES. Weighs in at 3 pounds 14 ounces. CLEARLY MARKED with "SATSUMA" on the BOTTOM with a PEDESTAL BASE.  This was most likely a piece made for the WESTERN TRADE MARKET.  Shipping, packing and tracking is a flat rate of $29.95 in the United States.  

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