A Satsuma vaseBy Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Finely decorated in enamels and gilt with a continuous design of artisans engaged in their crafts including tatami-makers, candle-makers, basket-weavers and sculptors adding the finishing touches to a statue of Bishamonten, the neck with branches of maple trailing and draping diagonally across the shoulder; signed on the base Yabu Meizan within a gilt seal. 13cm (5 1/8in) high.