A SATSUMA OVOID VASE By Ryuzan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryA SATSUMA OVOID VASEBy Ryuzan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two large rectangular panels enclosing in one an outdoor scene of an elegantly dressed woman and two children picking flowers in a garden, the other panel depicting two small birds flying by a tall blossoming peony bush, all on a cobalt-blue ground of interlocking flowers and karakusa ('Chinese grasses'); signed Nihon Ryuzan. 15.7cm (6 1/8in) high.None