Description: Exquisite pair of Japanese Satsuma small ovoid vases, Meiji period (1868-1911), each of globular form and decorated with variously shaped figural reserves on a brocade patterned ground, base with Shimazu family crest (Satsuma daimyo family) and inscribed a??Satsumaa??. Some gilt loss on rim, but otherwise perfect condition. Meiji Period (1856-1912). 3.75 inches