A Yabu Meizan Satsuma Earthenware Vase, Japan, Meiji period, late 19th century Marks: (studio mark of Yabu Meizan) 6-3/4 x 2-1/2 inches (17.1 x 6.4 cm) The vase, baluster in form, with squat neck, narrow shoulders, and tapered body, enameled and gilt throughout , the neck and shoulders adorned with colorful chrysanthemum blooms, the body sparsely decorated with a genre scene of a procession, and the foot encircled by blue, purple, and white irises.