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Edo Era Japanese 17c Arita Imari Ewer

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Edo Era Japanese 17c Arita Imari Ewer

c1660-1680. 22cm tall / 8.7" tall, 15 cm wide include handle, 6". Good condition, hairlines and significant glaze crazing, no chips. the piece maintaining its basic integrity. This widely published classic form of Ko-Imari is a standard type exported by the Dutch VOC in the late 17th century, with a narrow neck, and pierced handle to hold a mount which would have formed a cover. This handsome example is decorated with designs painted in underglaze cobalt , and features Chinese sages, landscapes and decorative motifs in the Chinese Transitional style, common for the period, while the form and decoration were influenced by German stoneware and Dutch Delftware. For a similar example see p 69, "Japanese Art from the Gerry Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art; other examples are widely published. This is a classic piece of early export Imari, similar examples can be seen in many museums in Japan and abroad.


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