A Satsuma bottle vase


By Yozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the squat circular body painted with two panels, one depicting numerous karako (Chinese boys) crossing a drum bridge to a large garden of a pavilion, the other with a flock of geese among flowering plants, reserved on a ground of elaborate floral and formal designs, the tall neck with a pair of writhing dragons; signed above the foot in gilt Dai Nihon Kyoto Yozan sei. 32cm (12 5/8in) high.