Vases and a Shallow Dish Japanese, 19th and 20th century: Meiji period vase, pear-form body with deities, applied dragon chasing a painted gilt pearl on neck, rectangular signature in gold on a black ground, 6 in.; baluster-form vase with two loop handles, body with women at a river and women seated in a pagoda garden, base with two-symbols in gilt on black ground, 5 in.; Meiji period shallow dish, center with four panels depicting figures in a pagoda landscape, various Samurai figures and elders, figures entertaining an emperor, gilt highlights, foot with cross and four-figure signature on black ground, 6-1/4 in.; bottle vase with dragon design and figures in a landscape, birds and flowers, unmarked base, 9-3/8 in., [small rim chip;] Satsuma canister-form vase, Samurai warriors and other figures in landscapes, stylized tree and floral devices, gilt bands, unmarked bases, 5 in., [minor losses to decoration] . Provenance: Private Birmingham, Alabama Collection