A VINTAGE CHINESE SATSUMA PORCELAIN ENAMELED LIDDED SOUP TUREEN, CIRCA 1960, bulbous in form, the squat bowl decorated in blossoms and small perched birds enclosed by red squares on a cream ground within a cusped cartouche flanked by matching blooms on red ground, under a conformingly decorated lid topped by a shaped handle in the form of a large turnip and leafy stem, the whole exterior covered in various raised and gilt moriage type patterns, the interior of the lid with iron red overglaze "19," the base of the bowl marked "SATSUMA" over a four character inscription above "MADE IN CHINA" within a double border square beside "19" matching the lid, between large gilt handles leading down to squat pad style supports. Height: 11 1/4" Width: 15 3/4" Depth: 9"

General good condition, minor losses of gilding, a fine network of craquelure throughout.

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