Exceptional pair of Satsuma Meiji period vases, of handsome proportions, of spherical form tapering to a wide cylindrical neck, the body decorated with central figures with rising suns behind, together with various figures in intricately decorated robes, below a raised section of drapery encircling the neck and shoulders wonderfully decorated with intricate panels of geometric motifs, below a frieze of butterflies to the upper neck, accented with lappet border to the rim, together with wooden stands, height 55 cm (vase) (2)