Property of various owners OKAMOTO RYŌZAN FOR THE YASUDAPANYA Large and Unusual Satsuma Vase Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century The square-sided vase tapering to the foot and flaring out to the mouth, decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt, two side painted with shaped panels of people at daily activities in a Spring landscape, and beauties and children viewing maple leaves with Mount Fuji in the distance, the remaining two sides painted with faithful s of prints from Hiroshige's series 53 Stations of the Tōkaido Road against a ground of floral scroll, the shoulder and neck painted with roundels of shishi (Chinese mythical lions) and phoenixes on scrolling vines and hollyhock leaves, or elongated flower petals of geometric and floral designs below floral lappets, the edges finished with key frets in gilt, signed on the underside Ryōzan zō , with the Yasudapany mark and the mark of the Shimazu Family (now drilled) 18 1/2in (47cm) high None