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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 peonies 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).
£3,000 - 4,000
JPY450,000 - 590,000
US$4,000 - 5,300

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

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AN OVOID PORCELAIN VASE
By Makuzu Kozan, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho era
(1912-1926), early 20th century
Painted in underglaze blue, yellow and purple with two
exotic red-billed birds, one in flight and the second
perched on large wind-swept peony blossoms; signed on
the base in underglaze blue Makuzu Kozan saku.
25.5cm (10in) high.
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

120 *
A PORCELAIN OVOID VASE
Probably by Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914), Meiji (1868-1912)
or Taisho era (1912-1926), early 20th century
Decorated with two butterflies hovering over large white
and red flowering peonies issuing from leafy branches
defined in shades of green, portions of the design with
incised details and moulded in low relief, all reserved
on a yellow ground, the base signed with two incised
characters Seifu; with a separate wood stand and double
wooden tomobako storage boxes, the inner box titled on
the lid Hyakka nishiki botan no zu kabin (Flower vase with
hundred colourful peonies) with seal, signed inside the
lid Seifu tsukuru with seal Seifu, the outer box lid similarly
titled and signed Seifu tsukuru. 26cm (10¼in) high. (4).

£3,000 - 4,000
JPY450,000 - 590,000
US$4,000 - 5,300
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