SHIZAN (ACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY) Two Miniature Satsuma Vessels Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryProperty of various ownersSHIZAN (ACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY)Two Miniature Satsuma Vessels Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryEach painted in polychrome enamels and gilt, the first, a tea pot decorated with two shaped panels containing a group of boys at play and a landscape with a waterside pavilion, the surrounding areas with fan-shaped reserves of floral and geometric designs, signed Shizan; the second, a compressed ovoid incense burner set on tripod feet decorated with a procession of boys with a variety of toys, the shoulder with a lappet collar of geometric designs and the dome cover pierced with Hotei's mallet, finished with a flower-bud finial and painted with chrysanthemum blossoms, signed Shizan (2) 2 3/8in (6cm); 2 3/4in (6.9cm) highProvenanceGeorge E. McGague, purchased in Japan in April 1903, and thence by descent