Japan, height 46 cm. Fish scale plating type and suehiro form. Lacquered bamboo otoshi (water container). Signature at underside 'Chikuunsai tsuku(ru) no' (made by Chikuunsai). With Tomobako inscribed 'Uroko ami suehiro gata hanakago', at interior signed 'Tekisuikyo Chikuunsai tsuku(ru) no' and sealed Chikuunsai. Provenance: Old private collection from Southern Germany, purchased with Galerie Friedrich Müller in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.