Property of various owners MASATSUNE (ACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY)A pair of bronze vases Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century Each with a globular body and elongated neck flaring out to a wide mouth, set on a tall splayed foot decorated in high relief with pairs of doves beneath stands of chrysanthemum, and kingfishers and lotus blossoms, the shoulder, neck, and foot with bands of stylized butterflies and floral lappets, the neck with a sinuous dragon, signed on the underside in rectangular reserve Masatsune chū (Cast by Masatsune) (2) 15 1/2in (39.4cm) high None