1st item: Japanese bronze vase, gilt patina, with lobed sides and raised 3-toed dragon decoration, 15" H, with wooden stand, 5" H. 2nd item: Japanese bronze vase, dark patina, with applied bird and peony decorations to the body. The neck is encircled with raised inscriptions. 12" H. Both Meiji period, late 19th or early 20th century. 3rd and 4th items: Pair of Kutani Ferners (hanging jardinieres). Unusual pair of Japanese Kutani porcelain hanging globe-form ferners or jardinieres, hand-painted with figures in landscapes and fan designs at upper edges, with applied ring handles and drop-finials. 8" H x 7" diameter. Japanese, late 19th to early 20th century. Condition: Item 1: Both with some scattered light surface wear. 2nd item: vase has a hole drilled in the bottom. 3rd and 4th items: One has a 1/8" flake to drop finial, light wear to decoration, overall good condition.