VERY LARGE SATSUMA CHIKUSAI VASE Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Signed Satsuma Chikusai and with the Shimazu mon crest on the underside. Masterful hand painting in high relief polychrome enamels and gold. Depicted are various flowers such as peonies, chrysanthemum or mallows as well as misty golden clouds. HEIGHT approx. 46.5 cm WEIGHT 8.9 kilograms Condition: Perfect condition with only minimal traces of age. Provenance: From a German private collection, by repute in the same family since the early 1900s. Compare with a related vase of the same workshop and dating to the same period sold at Christie's, Japanese Art and Design, London, South Kensington, 10 November 2010, lot 271.