{"id":427094,"date":"2025-05-16T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=427094"},"modified":"2025-05-19T16:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:14:19","slug":"japanese-satsuma-crane-butterfly-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/japanese-satsuma-crane-butterfly-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Symbols of Happiness and Rebirth Adorn This Japanese Satsuma Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/furniture\/asian-art-furniture\/ceramics\/japanese-satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-relief-glazes-gold-details\/id-f_38046282\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Satsuma-Bowl-hero-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"A Japanese Meiji-period Satsuma bowl decorated with white cranes on the exterior and butterflies on the interior, all embellished with gold\" class=\"wp-image-427364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Satsuma-Bowl-hero-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Satsuma-Bowl-hero-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Satsuma-Bowl-hero-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Satsuma-Bowl-hero-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Satsuma-Bowl-hero.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/furniture\/asian-art-furniture\/ceramics\/japanese-satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-relief-glazes-gold-details\/id-f_38046282\/\">Japanese Satsuma ceramic bowl with relief glazes and gold details, late 19th century<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/furniture\/style\/meiji\/\">Meiji period<\/a> (1868\u20131912) was a time of rapid modernization and expanding international trade, ideal conditions for the nation\u2019s artisans to showcase their talents on a global stage. Among them was Senzan (\u6cc9\u5c71), a skilled ceramist known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/buy\/japanese-satsuma\/\">Satsuma ware<\/a>, a type of earthenware named for the province where it originated, around the late 16th century, and which by the 19th century was characterized by an ivory-colored background and elaborate designs embellished with gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One particularly fine example of the maker\u2019s work is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/furniture\/asian-art-furniture\/ceramics\/japanese-satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-relief-glazes-gold-details\/id-f_38046282\/\">late-19th-century Satsuma bowl<\/a> covered with cranes and butterflies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vessel\u2019s silhouette echoes those of earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/furniture\/style\/edo\/\">Edo-period<\/a> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/buy\/japanese-chawan\/\">chawan<\/a> <\/em>\u2014 bowls used in the ritualized preparation of tea. But Satsuma ware&#8217;s purpose had evolved. No longer intended solely for domestic tea ceremonies, Satsuma ceramics of the Meiji era were created with an international audience in mind. The West had developed an insatiable appetite for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/furniture\/origin\/japanese\/\">Japanese craftsmanship<\/a>, and artists like Senzan responded by creating intricately detailed works that embodied Japanese tradition while aligning with a Western taste for opulence.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/furniture\/asian-art-furniture\/ceramics\/japanese-satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-relief-glazes-gold-details\/id-f_38046282\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-signed-950x727.jpg\" alt=\"A Japanese Meiji-period Satsuma bowl decorated with white cranes on the exterior\" class=\"wp-image-427381\" style=\"width:675px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-signed-950x727.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-signed-457x350.jpg 457w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-signed-120x92.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-signed-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-signed-1218x933.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-signed.jpg 1396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An exquisite example of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/buy\/japanese-satsuma\/\">Satsuma ware<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/furniture\/asian-art-furniture\/ceramics\/japanese-satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-relief-glazes-gold-details\/id-f_38046282\/\">the bowl<\/a> is adorned with cranes rendered in relief enamel. The base bears the name of the artist, Senzan (\u6cc9\u5c71).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe form and the representation preserved a sense of continuity with Japanese cultural tradition,\u201d says Andrea Mastromauro, the Milan-based dealer and founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/dealers\/mastromauro-japanese-art\/\">Mastromauro Japanese Art<\/a>, which is offering the bowl for sale on 1stDibs. \u201cBut the decoration was tailored to meet the expectations of European and American collectors, making these objects both cultural ambassadors and high-quality art commodities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What sets this piece apart is its remarkable use of relief enamel, a technique seldom seen in Satsuma ware. Encircling the bowl are Manchurian cranes rendered in raised, almost sculptural detail. This dimensionality epitomizes the technical mastery and bold experimentation that characterize the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/furniture\/asian-art-furniture\/ceramics\/style\/meiji\/\">Meiji-era ceramics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The choice of subject is just as meaningful. \u201cThe Manchurian crane, like many animals in Japanese iconography, is a symbol of good fortune, loyalty and longevity,\u201d says Mastromauro.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/buy\/japanese-satsuma\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-interior-crop-950x830.jpg\" alt=\"A Japanese Meiji-period Satsuma bowl decorated with the Thousand Butterflies motif on the interior\" class=\"wp-image-427377\" style=\"width:675px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-interior-crop-950x830.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-interior-crop-400x350.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-interior-crop-120x105.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-interior-crop-768x671.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-interior-crop-1067x933.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mastromauro-Japanese-Art-A-Japanese-Satsuma-ceramic-bowl-adorned-with-relief-glazes-and-gold-details-interior-crop.jpg 1398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The bowl&#8217;s interior is decorated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/buy\/thousand-butterfly\/\">thousand-butterflies motif<\/a>, a favorite among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/buy\/japanese-satsuma\/\">Satsuma<\/a> collectors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Manchurian crane also resonates with the symbolism of the <em>orizuru<\/em>, the folded-paper crane of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/buy\/origami-art\/\">origami<\/a>. It evokes wishes for healing and peace, making it particularly significant for those attuned to both the visual and cultural narratives of Japanese art. The vibrantly hued interior, meanwhile, displays the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.mom\/buy\/thousand-butterfly\/\">thousand-butterflies motif<\/a>, which symbolizes transformation and rebirth and is prized by Satsuma collectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this bowl, Senzan achieves a rare harmony, merging shape and symbolism, technical innovation and tradition. 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