A SATSUMA SQUARE BALUSTER VASE AND A DOUBLE-GOURD VASEThe first by Chikusai, the second by Hododa, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt; the first with slightly sloping body, the lobed central band decorated with a continuous scene of elaborately dressed geisha with their young attendants walking along a lake, all on a cobalt-blue ground, different sections decorated with floral and diaper motifs, signedChikusai,30cm (11 13/16in) high; the second with variously shaped cartouches enclosing scenes ofrakan, women and children, and courtiers, all on overlapping brocade patterns, signedSatsuma Hododa beneath a giltmaru ni juji mon (crest of a cross within a circle), emblem of the Shimazu clan,11.8cm (4 5/8in) high. (2).