CHIKUSAIA Satsuma Ovoid VaseMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the continuous central band depicting a samurai procession, a group of participants carrying an elaborate festival float, another group pulling a large cart filled with blossoming flowers, the shoulder and foot decorated with colourful brocade panels, each panel with a fan or lobed reserves enclosing scenes of birds and flowers, women and children, and scenic landscapes; signedChikusai in a red seal beneath amaru ni juji mon (crest of a cross within a circle), emblem of the Shimazu clan.25.7cm (10 1/8in) high.