A Japanese Satsuma 'seven gods of good fortune' teapot and cover and a pair of 'samurai' vases, Meiji, 19th C.

H 31,8 cm (the vases)

H 8,2 - L 18,3 cm (the teapot)

The teapot marked 'Hododa' (a Yokohama merchant name, the three Kanji characters 保土田 on the left) and 'Satsuma' (the two Kanji characters on the right) and with a Shimazu family mark.

The 'seven gods of good fortune' or the 'shichi fukujin' (七福神) are Hotei, Jurōjin, Fukurokuju, Bishamonten, Benzaiten, Daikokuten and Ebisu.

Condition: (UV-checked)

- The teapot: the teapot in good condition.

- The vases: the bottom rim of both vases with an engraved mark and minor wear to the gilt decoration. One of the vases with a chip to the top rim and a baking flaw to one of the elephants.