A fine Satsuma dish Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900 Circular and set on a low ring foot and decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt over a crackled glaze with two panels painted with an eagle in a pine tree by a waterfall, three dogs resting by a brush fence, and blossoming plants by a running stream, the surrounding areas painted with a dense geometric pattern bordered by chrysanthemums and scrolling vines, signed in the lower left of the eagle panel Sozan ga (Painted by Sozan), and signed on the underside in an elaborate fan and flower cartouche Dai Nihon Kyoto Awata Kinkozan seizo, Sozan ga (Made by Kinkozan, Awata, Kyoto, Great Japan, painted by Sozan) 7 3/8in (18.8cm) diameter