A PAIR OF SATSUMA VASES decorated in coloured enamels and gilt with continuous scenes of figures at work and at leisure in rocky river landscapes, all on a ground of netting and geometric patterns within bands of key-fret to the rims and shoulders, signed Meizan sei; and another vase with pierced twin handles decorated with shaped panels of ladies in an interior and rakan in a rocky landscape on a ground of birds and butterflies among prunus blossom, signed Ryozan (cover missing), all late 19th century

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A PAIR OF SATSUMA VASES decorated in coloured enamels and gilt with continuous scenes of figures at work and at leisure in rocky river landscapes, all on a ground of netting and geometric patterns within bands of key-fret to the rims and shoulders, signed Meizan sei; and another vase with pierced twin handles decorated with shaped panels of ladies in an interior and rakan in a rocky landscape on a ground of birds and butterflies among prunus blossom, signed Ryozan (cover missing), all late 19th century
15cm and 13cm high respectively (3)

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