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FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

TERRY INGRAM

SATSUMA FROM JAPAN

to priceless heritage A jug and its convict maker

looks at Irish and Scottish artworks with Aussie connections

How to identify the copies

Tray, c. 1890 by Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), diam: 19 cm, detail of a saka tree adorned with prayers, from a tray featuring a procession. Permission from Satsuma: The Romance of Japan by Louis Lawrence

collecting oriental pottery?

CONSIDER WARES MADE

BY SATSUMA POTTERS Originally objects were made for Japanese households and are nothing like the pieces made for the Western market

Melody Amsel-Arieli

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he crackled glazed Japanese earthenware pottery of Satsuma takes its name from the southern

province of Kyushu Island (the southern-most of the four main islands comprising Japan) where skilled Korean potters were brought by the prince of Satsuma following Japanese invasions (1592-1598) of that land.

Dating through the colours These artists initially created small creamcolored bowls and caddies for use in the Japanese tea ceremony, undecorated and their value was in the texture and selfcoloured glaze. In response to competition from other potters toward the end of the Plate bearing a seal reading ‘Kinkozan zo’ (Kinkozan pottery 1645-1927), decorated with a floral shaped scene of a cherry blossom viewing party with a border of enamelled chrysanthemums. From 1877 Kinkozan pottery was exported to the West and grew into a large manufacturing company. Records show they produced more than 1.3 million pieces in one year. Courtesy www.ivorytowerantiques.com

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MORE THAN RODS AND REELS Poland, sash

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by Ge orge He witt My ers

As one of the world’s oldest recreations, dating back to at least 2000 BCE, a growing interest in collecting the memorabilia which fishing generates isn’t surprising

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he art of angling – or fishing with a rod, line and hook – lies not just in knowing where the fish will be

Not just any wood for fly fishing The rods of yesteryear were made from a

and what they might be feeding on, but in

variety of special timbers, such as greenheart,

having the right tackle at the right time. Over

hickory or lancewood, but by the end of the

the past 200 years a complete industry has

19th century, the discerning angler preferred

grown up solely to service this need.

the hexagonal version made from gluing

The ‘complete’ angler of the 19th and early

separate sections of imported Chinese Tonkin

20th century was no different to today’s

cane. These split cane rods, as they were

enthusiast – equipped with such standard

called, delivered superior action, particularly

equipment as rods, reels, a fishing basket,

in fly casting where the rod‘s action was

nets, artificial lures and flies.

critical to the cast‘s success.

Top: This lure, known as the Phantom Minnow because of its ghostly appearance, first appeared in the 1850s and was in production by several manufacturers in various forms up until the 1930s. It was used to great effect in Tasmania when brown trout were first introduced there from England in the 1860s. The lure pictured is of unknown make Above left: Fishing tackle made by Hardy Bros of Alnwick in England is much sought after by collectors because of its high quality. Shown are 3 of their alloy fly reels from the 1930s including 2 models of their famous Perfect reel (left & right) together with a Uniqua (front) Left: An example of the diversity of fishing reels. At front is a 1½” Hendryx casting reel made in the USA in 1896.

At the rear is a 7½” shark fishing reel made in Sydney c.

1938 by Fred Smith with the brand Atalanta. This is the reel which so impressed Zane Grey when he visited Australia in 1936

in 1949

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