A collection of four Japanese bronze vases, Meiji period (1868-1912), comprising: a pear-shaped vase, probably by Inoue Kichibei of Kyoto, decorated in low relief with egrets in a lake in silver, signed to the side, seal mark of Inoue to base, 24.5cm high, one with a blossoming branch around the neck, signed Yoshisei, 24.5cm high, one with two Noh masks, 34.3cm high, and another, of tapering form, carved with a landscape, seal mark to the base, 27.7cm high (4) Condition report: Inoue vase - minor surface scratches. The other three vases - all with surface scratches and dents. Knocks to edges.