JAPAN, late 19th century Satsuma cracked porcelain vase...

JAPAN, late 19th century Satsuma cracked porcelain vase with gold decoration on a black background, in slight relief, of figures on clouds surrounded by dragons on one side and, on the other side, a court scene in a garden H : 36 cm Provenance: according to family tradition, brought back from Asia by the current owner's great-grandfather, who worked in the merchant navy at the time.