A Satsuma minature pear-shape vase
By Kaizan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryFinely decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two circular floriform panels enclosing in one an autumnal scene of a red bridge spanning a river over a steep mountainous landscape and depicting a group of women and children engaged in ikebana in the other, all on a ground of stylised blossoms floating on a river and geometric patterns, the neck encircled with lappets of repeated foliate, brocade, and geometric motifs; signed on the base with a seal Kaizan. 8cm (3 1/8in) high.