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A HIRADO PORCELAIN BLUE-AND-WHITE A LARGE HIRADO PORCELAIN BLUE-AND-WHITE
TOKKURI (SAKE BOTTLE) BELL-SHAPED EWER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Painted in underglaze blue with the ‘The Three Friends of Winter’ Painted in underglaze blue around the body with a wide band of
(shochikubai: pine, prunus and bamboo), the body intentionally minogame (turtle with a tail of weed) roundels alternating with cranes
moulded with three large asymmetrical indentations for ease of enclosed within octagonal reserves beneath a band of auspicious
handling; the base with the original Tomkinson collection label, no.306. motifs, the handle and spout formed as a dragon, the domed cover
17.2cm (6¾in) high. (non-detachable) surmounted by a dragon; unsigned.
24cm (9½in) high.
£800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000 £1,000 - 1,500
US$1,100 - 1,300 JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000
Provenance
Michael Tomkinson Collection, no.306.
Published
Michael Tomkinson, A Japanese Collection, London, George Allen,
1898, vol.2, p.97, no.306 not illustrated but described: ‘Sake-tokkuri,
Hizen porcelain, blue and white; the sides indented. Height, 6½″’.

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A HIRADO BLUE-AND-WHITE PORCELAIN GOURD EWER
AND COVER
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Painted in underglaze blue with a traveller in a landscape, the spout
and loop handle formed as a dragon, the blue-glazed cover moulded
in the form of a chrysanthemum, surmounted by a finial in the form of a
coiled snake. 24.1cm (9½in) high. (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

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