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TWO JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE EWERS
EDO PERIOD, 17 CENTURY
TH
Of ovoid form with a tall neck, both decorated in underglaze blue with a
continuous scene of figures in a mountainous river landscape, one bearing a
large standard, the shoulder with scrolling tendrils and chevron patterns, the
neck with stylised flowers and leaves, the loop handles with karakusa scrolls,
29cm and 28cm. (2)
£1,500-2,000
Cf. O Impey, Japanese export porcelain, p.49 no.23 for a tall mug with similar
decoration. The author explains that the underglaze painting copies a Chinese
Transitional-style design.

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A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE MUG
EDO PERIOD, 17 CENTURY
TH
Of typical form, the body decorated with three shaped panels painted with
a central figure surrounded by plantain leaves and rockwork, on a ground of
karakusa scrolls, the loop handle with further scrolling tendrils, 18cm.
£600-800

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A TALL JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE EWER
EDO PERIOD, 17 CENTURY
TH
The slender baluster body decorated in underglaze blue with three large
shaped panels enclosing flowering chrysanthemum and peonies amongst
rockwork and long grasses, on a dense ground of karakusa scrolls, the neck
and loop handle with further stylised blooms and volutes, 36.5cm.
£800-1,200

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