CHOSHUZANA Satsuma Double-Gourd VaseMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, of exaggerated form, the central section depicting an extravagant daimyo procession leaving a large castle, two dragons, one white and one gilt, on each side of the castle on a diaper ground, the band below embellished with giltmaru ni juji mon (crest of a cross within a circle), emblem of the Shimazu clan, the shoulder decorated with alternating brocade panels; signedChoshuzan saku, Satsuma no kuni Kinkoku Hoshoin Yoshitomo, Yoshitomo hitsu, Jitsu, Ryuzan.40cm (15¾in) high.