PAIR OF SATSUMA VASES MEIJI PERIOD 明治 保土田撰明推堂作款 薩摩燒人物紋瓶（兩件） each raised on a splayed foot, the squat body extended to a tall neck and terminating to a flared rim, the neck flanked with a pair of gripping mythical beast handles, the body decorated with seated rakan on one side, the reverse depicting a group in conversation with a lake and blossoming cherry trees in the background, the basebase signed 'Hododa' in gold in a rectangular panel below a Shimazu family crest(Qty: 2)14.4cm high eachProvenance: Private English collection, Isle of Wight