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A PAIR OF IMARI SQUARE FLASKS WITH
EN-SUITE CHRYSANTHMUM STOPPERS
Edo period (1615-1868),
early/mid 18th century
Each flask decorated with an identical design
in underglaze blue, iron-red and gilt, each
face painted with a different flowering plant
consisting of chrysanthemums, prunus,
peony and two squirrels among fruiting vine,
framed by a gilt-on-blue border, the sloping
shoulders with four red leaves issuing from
the chrysanthemum collar encircling the short
neck decorated with a hexagon diaper; each
flask with a detachable en-suite stopper in the
form of a chrysanthemum blossom.
Each approx. 22cm (8 5/8in) high. (4).

£800 - 1,200
JPY110,000 - 170,000
US$990 - 1,500

An identical pair is illustrated in John Ayers,
Oliver Impey and J. V. G. Mallet, Porcelain for
Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe,
1650-1750, London, Oriental Ceramic
Society, 1990, p.215, no.222.

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please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.