Antique Japanese Satsuma Meiji Era Gilded Porcelain Butterfly Floral Brooch Pin

Elegantly feminine, this delicately gilded scene of a butterfly amidst a garden captures a classic design of the time period

Gilded enamel over porcelain
Silver backing
Stamped FS
1.47" x 1.08"
11.4g

Some light crazing and age wear to gilding

Satsuma porcelain, known for its distinctive cream glaze and fine crackles, is often encased in a silver backing and features gilded enamel. Satsuma ware originated in the Satsuma province of Japan (now Kagoshima prefecture) and dates back to the late 16th century

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