Items from our collection Featured in  Figural Japanese Export Ceramics Published by Schiffer Publishing, 2002.  Extraordinary Satsuma casket with peacock and orb finial on pierced cover and flanked by a pair of figural youths. Painted decorations of figures in landscapes, anonymous, c. 1870-1880, 14 1/2” H. The Marvin Baer - Bonnie Boerer Alliance Collection.

Rare, outstanding Satsuma box with cat finial on the cover and raised on four figural mice feet. Painted decoration of figures in garden interior, frolicking monkeys on the verso, and courtly youths on the side panels, by Yabu Meizan, 5” H. Reverse of Koro illustrated on homepage.

"The enthusiasm for Japanese arts that Marvin Baer brings to life is infectious... The fact that he will part with the items for a price makes them accessible to all."

Nancy N. Schiffer, Acknowledgments, Figural Japanese Export Ceramics, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2002
"Dedicated to Marvin Baer with admiration and appreciation"