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TWO JAPANESE IMARI SAKE BOTTLES, TOKKURI A JAPANESE IMARI DISH
EDO PERIOD, 18 OR 19 CENTURY EDO PERIOD, 18 CENTURY
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Both mallet-shaped, raised on a short foot and with a tall neck, the bodies Typically decorated in underglaze blue, gilt and red enamels, the well painted
decorated in underglaze blue, gilt, red, green and yellow enamels, moulded with a vessel containing large peonies, chrysanthemum and prunus blossoms,
with large bell-shaped panels enclosing a writhing dragon and a tiger the cavetto and rim with three shaped panels of birds perched amongst
amongst prunus flowers and rockwork, with figures under sakura blossoms in flowers, alternating with further stylised flowerheads and scrolling tendrils,
between, the shoulder with Buddhist emblems, ho-ho birds and peonies, both 25cm.
with a Chinese mark for Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi, both 31cm. (2) £100-200
£1,000-2,000 Provenance: a Scottish private collection acquired in the early 1900s.

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A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI DISHES
EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY
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The foliate bodies decorated in underglaze blue,
gilt, red, green and purple enamels, the well with
a central medallion depicting Hotei surrounded
by precious objects, the cavetto painted with
alternating panels of stylised flowers and
scrolling tendrils, the underside with Buddhist
emblems, both 24.3cm. (2)
£200-300
Provenance: an English private collection, Wiltshire.

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