Chinese/Japanese Floor Vase

The only thing that I can say, is that it appears to have the artists hand signature.  If there is any way that you could get the signature authenticated then you would be able to find out about the artist and the work.  Perhaps look into the Gallery Label in PA and go from there, I enjoy researching the arts, especially antiquities..  If I get a chance I might even see if I can find something out about this.  Not trying to get your hopes up, as there ARE many vases floating around..  yet a lot are mass produced and not authentic originals of the original creator.  I'll write back if I find anything out.  I'm no specialist, I simply happen to have a fairly good eye for the arts, and an equal appreciation for them, being an aspiring artist myself.  The latter/lower vase you have listed is without a doubt, a Japanese vase..  the imagery seems to be of Bushi/Samurai of a Feudal period..  an era that could span centuries, yet most likely between the 1400's to the 1800's. I'm not an expert, and, I am only stating that the art is created is depictive of this, not that this is when the vase had been created.  Yet, the vase is old, obviously, it is evident in it's condition.  It could have been made in early to mid 1900's. There was a company in New York as well, that imported Asian Arts, among other countries as well, and it was mostly in the early to mid 1900's that it was known for.   I am curious now, and thus, I am going to find some time to look further into this.  To possibly match up the signature of the artist. The art could be of two fueding clans, or, of  a famous samurai, or of the Genpei war, it could be representative of the Genji and Heike clans.. as this was one of the most popular histories of feuding clans. The armour and colors and their facial hair seems similar to this.  However, again, there were centuries of fuedal wars.  Thus, it could really be representative of any historical event. or.. the artist simply appreciated a specific era or clan or samurai and wanted to display it in their art.  Anyway, if, I find any info about it, I will definitely let you know..  

Just an example of historical Japanese feudal clans and their armors..  you can see that they span centuries, and, the armors are all different and representative of each clan.  You can see a similarity in the armor and the style of their hair and and facial expressions..  it really is a task to try and narrow it down exactly when it comes to identifying Japanese Bushi/Samurai/Clans.. 

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