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Property of a European
Private Collection
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A LARGE BALUSTER FLUTED IMARI
VASE AND EN-SUITE COVER
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1700
Painted in underglaze blue, iron red and
pink enamels with gilt with a continuous
design of peony growing from behind rocks
at the bottom section, chrysanthemum
blossoms and trailing branches of cherry
spreading across the upper section beneath
a chrysanthemum-petal shaped fluting border
enclosing different bird-and-flower scenes
extending from the shoulder to the body,
the domed cover similarly decorated with
chrysanthemums and surmounted by a tear-
shaped knop. 74cm (29 1/8in) high. (2).

£4,000 - 6,000
JPY600,000 - 910,000
US$5,700 - 8,500

Provenance
Princesse Charles d’Arenberg collection,
purchased at Galerie Georges Giroux,
Brussels, 15 November 1926.

Property of a Gentleman
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TWO TALL IMARI BIJIN (BEAUTIES)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1700
Each painted in underglaze blue and iron-red
and gilt, each standing, her hair elaborately
arranged with a loop at the back and dressed
with a comb at the front, with one hand holding
up the hem of her garment, her body twisted
as she looks slightly to her right, one wearing
a kimono decorated with chrysanthemums
growing along the banks of stream and an
under-robe with peonies, 57cm (22 5/8in)
high; the other wearing a kimono decorated
with pine and plum and an under-robe with
chrysanthemums; 59cm (23¼in) high. (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
JPY450,000 - 760,000
US$4,200 - 7,100

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