A pair of tall-necked Satsuma vases


By Yozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, each spherical body with two large panels enclosing similar scenes, one depicting a procession of retainers and attendants, the lord carried in a palanquin, passing a shrine on the shores of a lake during the hanami (cherry-blossom-viewing) season, the other panel depicting a flock of migrating geese flying over a snow-covered lake, separated by smaller panels enclosing assorted flowers and fruits in a bamboo basket, the shoulder with four lobed cartouches, each with a different seasonal bird-and-flower combination, the tall neck decorated with a profusion of various kinds of butterflies; each vase signed in gilt above the foot Dai Nihon Yozan sei. 41cm (16 1/8in) high. (2).