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Double Gourd Vase
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Pre 1900 item# 887203 (stock# 8-510)
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An extremely beautiful Hirado porcelain vase of elegant double -gourd
shape with small demon-head handles on each side. On its body, executed in
underglaze blue on a white ground, a branch with large leaves and tendrils
gives way to a gourd from which various horses are released in full
gallop. This mythological motif of the horse escaping from a gourd refers to
the attribute of the Sennin Chokwaro, whose graceful horse generously provides means of transportation to the Sennin, fatigued f ...click for details
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Imari Bottle Vase
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Pre 1900 item# 798000 (stock# FC-458)
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A small, cabinet -sized Imari bottle vase enameled with soft, underglaze blue, overglaze iron red and gilt detailing. The vase is modeled with gilt ring handles and designed with floating cartouches of kiku and peony surrounding a traditional Japanese home. It is full-bodied and a charming example of traditional Imari ware. A tiny rim chip is hardly discernible on the foot, but otherwise the vase is in very good condition. There are no cracks or restoration.
Height: 6 ¼”
Circa 1850s, Japan ...click for details
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19th Century Japanese Imari Plate
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Pre 1900 item# 797101 (stock# FC-467c)
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This round Imari plate with scalloped edge has a partially fluted body decorated in typical Imari palette with an underglaze blue, textile-brocaded rim. Foliate-shaped cartouches depict songbirds flying over peony and blossoming sakura trees. Rondels of stylized butterflies against emerald-green ground enhance the surface of the plate. In very good condition with no cracks, chips or restoration.
Diameter: 9 ¼”
19th Century, Japan
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