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A large Imari porcelain vase and cover
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### **A large Imari porcelain vase and cover****Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century, Japan****Height: 66 cm, 26 inches****Diameter: 50 cm, 20 inches**A high shouldered baluster jar with domed cover and gilt knob. The body is richly decorated in the Imari palette with an underglaze blue ground and over glaze enamels in red, green, yellow and gilt. Two quatrefoil panels contain landscape scenes, while further vertical poem-slip shaped panels are painted with blossoms, all against a background of chrysanthemum and peony flowers intersected by stylised cloud patterns decorated with light under glaze blue floral diapers, all in red and gold on an inky under glaze blue ground.The shoulder is decorated with a band of blossom and scrolling foliage in iron red and gilding. While a band of peonies scrolls decorates both the neck and foot.The cover depicts similar scenes as the body.**Similar Examples**A jar of similar shape is illustrated in John Ayers et al., Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, London, 1990, p. 217, no. 226A similar design is illustrated in John Ayers et al., Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, London, 1990, p. 215, no. 223.
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An Arita porcelain vase and cover, probably from the Kakiemon kilns
Price On Request ### **An Arita porcelain vase and cover, probably from the Kakiemon kilns****Late 17th century, Japan****Height (incl cover): 33.5 cm, 13.2 inches****Diameter: 22 cm, 8.7 inches**The baluster shaped vase, decorated in underglaze blue, with iron-red, green, yellow, blue and black over glaze enamels in the Kakiemon palette, painted with a ho-o bird perched in the branch of a...
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An Arita underglaze blue and white porcelain covered bowl
Price On Request ### **An Arita underglaze blue and white porcelain covered bowl****Edo Period, circa 1670 AD, Japan****Height (incl cover): 34 cm, 13.4 inches****Diameter: 31 cm, 12.2 inches**The bowl with steep sides rising from a raised foot rim, the cover of domed form surmounted by a finial modelled as a seated shishi. Decorated in various shades of underglaze blue in...
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A ko-Kutani vase, Arita ware
Price On Request ### **A ko-Kutani vase, Arita ware****Second half of the 17th century, Japan****Height: 36.9 cm, 14.53 inches; Diameter: 18 cm, 7.09 inches**Of elongated pear shape, with tall slightly everted neck ending in a ringed mouth, standing on a circular low foot. The vase is painted all over with a netting design in iron red with gilt details on...
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A pair of Imari chargers depicting eagles
Price On Request ### **A pair of Imari chargers depicting eagles****Circa 1700, Japan.****Diameter: 49 cm, 19.29 inches.**The shallow charger is potted with a broad rim, the centre painted with two eagles; one perched on the branch of a flowering tree, the other attacking a passing bird in flight. The rim is decorated with a background design of scrolls and leaves...
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Japanese Arita Porcelain Vase
Price On Request ### **Japanese Arita Porcelain Vase****17th century, Japan****Height: 56 cm, 22.05 inches****Diameter: 33 cm, 12.99 inches**This long necked bottle with everted mouth rim has a bulbous body seated on a short circular foot with the porcelain on the inside of the base glased. The main decoration is contained within a wide band around the body depicting a continuous...
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A small lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid kang table
Price On Request ### **A small lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid kang table****18th century, Ryukyu islands, Japan****Dimensions: 15.3cm x 9.7cm x 5.7cm 6 inches x 3.9 inches x 2.24 inches**The rectangular table top is supported by a narrow waist and scalloped apron on scrolling feet. The surface lacquer is black with the thinner areas revealing a lighter brown creating...
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Somada kogo with inner tray
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### **Somada kogo with inner tray****Circa 1880-1900, Japan****Height: 2.2 cm, 0.9 inches****Length: 10 cm, 3.9 inches, Width: 8.5 cm, 3.3 inches**Tray with Chinese objects-scroll, nyoi sceptre, incense burner- lid with Chokaro sennin releasing his colt from a gourd in togidashi-e of shell, gold foil and coloured lacquer.
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Lacquer box and cover with inlaid dancer’s hat
Price On Request ### **Lacquer box and cover with inlaid dancer's hat****Meiji period, 1868-1912, Japan****Height: 17.4 cm, 6.9 cm****Length: 14.8 cm, 5.8 inches, Width: 12.8 cm, 5 inches**Box and cover with torikabuto (dancer's hat) and cords resting on a chequered garment.The black lacquer ground with induced craquelure overlaid with metal and lacquer; the sides of the box inlaid with bands...
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Lacquer suzuribako, unsigned
Price On Request ### **Lacquer suzuribako, unsigned****19th century, Japan****Height: 27.3 cm, 10.7 inches****Width: 24.4 cm, 9.6 inches**Of rounded rectangular shape, the overhanging lid with bevelled edge decorated in togidashi, gold, silver and iro-e hir-maki-e and takamaki-e on a kinji ground with a circular panel depicting an amorous couple in a room with a garden view of cherry blossoms, the courtesan...
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Lacquer suzuribako [inkstone case], unsigned
Price On Request ### **Lacquer suzuribako [inkstone case], unsigned****19th century, Japan****24.8 x 27.3 cm; 9.76 x 10.75 inches**A rectangular box pierced with stylized clouds on the sides, with corresponding shaped indentations to the overhanging lid, the lid decorated in gold and silver to-gidashi, gold, silver, iro-e hiramaki-e, kirikane and aogai details on a kimpun-sprinkled roiro-nuri ground with egrets and crows...
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Imperial presentation lacquer tebako signed Jitoku
Price On Request ### **Imperial presentation lacquer tebako signed Jitoku****Circa 1910-1920, Japan****Height: 14.8 cm, 5.75 inches****Length: 28 cm, 11inches, Width: 23.5 cm, 5.74 inches**Granulated ground with takamaki-e and shell - other surfaces rich nashiji, silver rims. Shakuyaku (peonies) and sixteen-petalled chrysanthemum.Signed under lid in gold hiramaki-e Akatsuka Jitoku tsukuru (made by Akatsuka Jitoku, 1871-1936).**Reference**Jan Dees, _Japanese Imperial Presentation Boxes_, Oriental...
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Lacquer box in form of a hut
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### **Lacquer box in form of a hut****Meiji period 1869-1912, Japan****Height: 7.5, 2.95 inches**The matt gold lacquer box and cover in the form of a hut with thatched roof, the details created in slightly raised gold lacquer, with some areas of kirigane. The interior nashiji, sprinkled gold
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