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Magnificent Two Piece Hirado Flare Top Vase browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1920: item # 65821 Please refer to our stock # 2455 when inquiring.
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| Louis Lawrence, in his book "Hirado, Prince of Porcelain", accurately summed up why this Japanese porcelain is widely regarded as the finest to ever come out of Japan -it is a true world class ceramic made of the finest clay from Amakusa Island. Hirado is characterized by the extreme smoothness of the clay and its ability to adapt to very unusual shapes because of its malleability and resisistance to running in the firing process. This extraordinary two piece vase is a particularly fine example of these features. Probably designed for use as an ikebana vase, the piece is decorated in the classic underglaze Hirado Blue around the outer section of the flaring top. That top part then fits into a sleeve in the three footed base which is then decorated all around the body of the base with roiling seas over which the cranes are soaring. Perched on three delicate slightly curved legs, the vase measure 8 3/4" when fully assembled - the flared top measures 7 3/4" diameter and the bulbous vase measures 5" at the widest part of the waist. Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, hairline or wear - as if it just came from the maker's hands. Dates from the late 19th century - the middle Meiji period. One can search high and low and not find a more perfect and lovely example of Hirado ceramic art than this superb piece ~ ~ | |||||||||||||||
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