JAPAN, Satsuma kilns - MEIJI period (1868 - 1912)
Pair of large baluster vases, the neck slightly flared, in polychrome and gold enamelled earthenware of legendary scenes in large four-lobed cartouches, on a background of chrysanthemums and mist, the middle of the body surrounded by a frieze of wave motifs and floral medallions. (Fine cracks to a foot) H. 47,4 cm