A pair of slender ovoid Satsuma vases


By Shozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach vase decorated in enamels and gilt with a complementary scene depicting an elegant bridal procession, the bride wearing a tsunokakushi headdress accompanied by several attendants, all strolling beneath overhanging branches of cherry blossoms, the children playing with a dog, the shoulder with overlapping swirling brocade enclosing assorted geometric and floral designs; each vase signed on the base with a gilt seal Shozan. Each vase 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high. (2).