Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century...

Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century
Each painted in polychrome enamels and gilt on a crackled ground, comprising a small baluster vase and cover pierced with lozenges, the body painted with ascetics, the shoulder and foot with floral and geometric designs signed Dai Nihon Satsuma yaki Kinseizan; an elongated ovoid vase set on a splayed foot decorated with samurai and attendants in a garden, all on a cobalt ground; a small bottle vase painted with screen-shaped reserves of beauties entertaining gentlemen, the surrounding areas with birds and flowers, and articles used in entertainment, the neck molded with gourd-shaped handles with free-moving rings (3)
4 3/4in (12cm) high, the largest