A Satsuma baluster vase Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/20th century Painted in colored enamels and gilt with two large panels with beauties in a well-appointed mansion engaged in a tea gathering and literary discussions, the surrounding areas painted with phoenix roundels on a chevron ground, linked floral lozenges, or scrolling floral vines on a cobalt ground, signed on the underside in gilt Ryuzan seizo 7 3/8in (18.8cm) high