Kyō Satsuma earthenware vase, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Soliflore vase with pan-shaped body and pavilion-shaped neck. The body is enameled with scrolls, leaves and wisteria flowers. The neck is adorned with a gold-enameled shippo motif on a black background, while a frieze of wavelets in the same enamels surrounds the base. Under the vase a square seal with the sigillary mark Kinkozan Zō - 金光山造 enameled in gold, as well as a rare label from the Kinkozan house in Kyoto. Height: 15 cm