.jpg "Thousand Faces Satsuma signed Hodada , aka Hodata, 保多田")
.jpg "Thousand Faces Satsuma signed Hodada , aka Hodata, 保多田")
.jpg "Thousand Faces Satsuma signed Hodada , aka Hodata, 保多田")
The vase is signed Hotoda , aka Hodota &/or Hododa, etc thanks to the asshats at Gotheborg for perpetuating incorrect information , 保土田. The correct spelling is HOTODA. My estimate is that it's dated somewhere around the end of the Meiji period circa 1900 to perhaps early Taisho period 1916.
Hotoda was one of the last great master's of Satsuma during the Meiji period
. The Thousand Faces design features Kannon, the Japanese Buddhist Bodhisattva of Compassion, aka Kwan Yin / Guanyin, a single male figure which I haven't identified as of this writing, and multiple rakan which are often erroneously referred to as arhat or lohan, and are commonly also referred to collectively as "immortals, each of them of the same face, and a white dragon intertwines through them. Rakan, Arhat & Lohan all mean the same thing, but only RAKAN is used in Japanese. The other terms are Indian and Chinese.
There are several variations of the Thousand Faces Satsuma design, as well as the Thousand Faces Kutani.
the wooden stand ise Chinese late Qing Guanxu period to early Republic period.
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Hello there!
ReplyDeleteI was searching for more info on the pair of a Thousand Faces vases I have and I came across your blog. I too have a pair but they differ from yours in the handles , mine have golden Dragons. The marking is also different, for most naturally it is a different artist.
My question is are you still interested in expanding your Satsuma Thousand faces vases collection? If you are I can send photographes. They are 15,4 cm high.
All the Best for you,
Diana
I have a set I’m looking to have appraised can anybody help plz
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