A PAIR OF SATSUMA OVOID VASES By Sozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century (2)A PAIR OF SATSUMA OVOID VASESBy Sozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryFinely painted in polychrome enamels and gilt, each vase with three oval panels depicting chrysanthemums growing over bamboo fences, butterflies hovering over large peonies, and pairs of small birds, the panels enclosed in larger interlocking tapered brocade panels, different sections richly decorated with diaper patterns, shippo-tsunagi (linked-cash) and gilt karakusa ('Chinese grasses'); all on a salmon-pink ground decorated with gilt flowering arabesques designs; signed on the base Sozan. Each vase: 18cm (7 1/16in) high. (2).None