An antique Satsuma vase. It is made in the technique of moriage. The body of the vessel is decorated with images of deities. There is a stigma. Japan, XX century.

The Satsuma style got its name in honor of the province where production began. The earliest known products date back to the middle of the XVII century, at that time the shard was still dark in color. And the world-famous Satsuma-style products appeared at the end of the Edo era. Master Kinkozan Sobei is considered the founder of the style, it was he who began working with very thin creamy - white porcelain, painting it in a characteristic manner.