THIS PAIR OF 1900S TO 1930S JAPANESE “SATSUMA” VASES HAVE SHADED GREEN BACKGROUNDS WITH LIGHT TINTED STENCILED CHESTNUT LEAVES ON A TRADITIONAL SHAPE WITH MOLDED GOLD LION RING HANDLES. A HANDPAINTED DECOR OF FIGURES AND CHERRY BLOSSOMS ARE SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE BACKGROUND, GIVING THE VASES A NEAT LAYERED LOOK AND FEEL. TWO WOMEN ARE USING A UTENSIL OR PLAYING SOME GAME? BOTH ARE HAND SIGNED WITH JAPANESE CHARACTERS, I BELIEVE THEY ARE EARLY 2OTH CENTURY VINTAGE, 1900S TO BEFORE WORLD WAR II. ONE IS SLIGHTLY TALLER; BOTH ARE FAIRLY HEAVY; BOTH WEIGH A LITTLE OVER 4.5LBS, EACH. THEY ARE CERAMIC AS OPPOSED TO PORCELAIN, BOTH WITH A FINE NETWORK OF CRAZING. ONE VASE 18″TALL, 3 5/8″DIA. TOP, 3 5/8DIA. BOTTOM, 7 1/4DIA. OTHER VASE 17 3/4TALL, OTHER DIMENSIONS ARE SAME. BOTH ARE IN AS FOUND CONDITION WITH NO CRACKS OR REPAIRS. ONE VASE HAS SOME ROUGHNESS ON BOTTOM THAT LOOKS TO BE A MAKER’S FLAW RATHER THAN DAMAGE FROM USE, SEE PICS. GOLD LOOKS GOOD, NO RAISED MORIAGE WORK LOOKS GONE OR DAMAGED. OVERALL CRAZING INSIDE AND OUT. SOME OVERALL SURFACE WEAR AND LIGHT SCRATCHES, NOTHING DEEP OR DISFIGURING. INSIDES LOOK NEVER USED, THERE IS SOME DUST ACCUMULATION IN BOTTOMS.