Gorgeous small vintage Japanese fluted blue and white porcelain vase with buying men in period garb

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I, and my brothers and sister, were born and raised in Japan during the 1950s and 1960s; our parents were missionaries. During that time we and our mother collected many unique Japanese antiques. My 95-year-old mother, who continued to collect antiques in Japan until my parents' retirement in 1989, is finally giving up some of her treasures.

This small vintage Japanese blue and white fluted vase features men in period garb standing in a forest of bamboo. It is Seto porcelain, Meiji period, circa 1870-1880.

6 x 3 inches.