By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Finely decorated in gilt and enamels with a continuous scene of the autumn ritual shika no tsuno kiri (deer antler-cutting ceremony), depicting a party of seko (stag hunters) in a pine forest, several figures shown chasing the stags with wood batons, others attempting to trap one by throwing a bamboo loop over its antlers and one group holding down a stag whilst cutting off its antlers with a nokogiri (saw), all on a cream ground, the pierced cover embellished with a profusion of tightly clustered chrysanthemums; signed on the base Yabu Meizan within a gilt seal. 9.5cm x 7.5cm (3¾in x 3in) high. (2).