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Fukagawa is the family name of the founder and owner
of the Koransha company. The combination of the orchid
mark of Koransha and signature Fukagawa sei/zo appears
to have been used until the company was split; the
Fukagawa Porcelain Company was then re-established in
the late Meiji era.

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A HIRADO-STYLE BLUE-AND-WHITE JAR WITH
AN UNASSOCIATED LACQUERED-WOOD COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Supported on three bracket feet and painted in underglaze
blue with pavilions in a Chinese rocky landscape, the
cover of lacquered wood, decorated in gold hiramaki-e
with a tebako (accessory box) resting among windswept
susuki (plume grass).
6.3cm (2½in) high. (2).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY140,000 - 210,000
US$1,200 - 1,900

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A TALL PORCELAIN LANTERN
Fukagawa, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era,
early 20th century
Constructed in eight separate sections, decorated in
underglaze blue, iron-red, green and yellow enamels,
and gilt, the column entwined with a dragon moulded
in low relief emerging from clouds beneath a hexagonal
pierced section enclosing a hinged door, the six-scrolled
roof decorated with large chrysanthemum blossoms and
surmounted by a tama-(jewel-) shaped knop, the foot of
the structure painted with waved-lashed rocks; unsigned.
Approx. 156cm (61 3/8in) high. (8).

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY210,000 - 280,000
US$1,900 - 2,500

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