A large export ware Satsuma Koro, Meiji period, 1868-1912, red hiragana characters and shimazu family crest, of typical censer profile with an ovoid body, a moulded tripod base, applied, shi shi dogs to the collar and surmounted by a pierced domed lid with a shi, shi finial, decorated throughout with Kannon and rakan in bright gilt and moriage enamels upon a brown ground, probable satsuma mark underside, height 35 cm