Pair Of Japanese Satsuma Vases – Meiji Period, 19th Century

Pair of Japanese Satsuma-style vases dating from the Meiji period, late 19th century. These large decorative pieces (height: 52 cm, width: 28 cm) are made of **finely hand-painted glazed porcelain**, resting on openwork gilt bronze bases and adorned with a neck encircled by a bronze band with a bamboo motif. Each vase is decorated with a figurative scene depicting a samurai in traditional armor, surrounded by clouds, landscapes and stylized floral motifs in rich and warm tones: rust red, gold, jade green, blue, ivory and black. The side handles in the shape of oriental dragons bring a spectacular and typically Japanese relief to the ensemble. Elegant and powerfully symbolic, these works bear witness to the refinement of 19th-century Japanese art and constitute a rare set, perfect for lovers of Asian arts or sophisticated interiors.