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2180

COMMENTARY: see Commentary for cats 2176–2177 regarding 2180 Jar and cover mounted in gilt bronze as
purchases made by Benois in Paris in 1820. a pot-pourri
RCIN 2259
PROVENANCE: almost certainly George IV. Black and gold lacquer on wood, mounted in gilt bronze
Lacquer: Japan; late 17th to early 18th century
LABELS: on the base of cat. 2178, the printed label, ‘GvR’ under Mounts: France; late 18th century and later
a crown, with ‘213’ added in pencil; and on each base, the label, H 26.5 cm; W (base) 20.0 cm
‘EiiR’ under a crown, with handwritten ‘K.7a’ (cat. 2178) and
‘K.7b’ (cat. 2179) added; a typed label, ‘JAPANESE’, with ‘circa A small, broad-based jar with rounded shoulder, low neck and
1740’ handwritten in ink below, and ‘HCS’ encircled in pencil in spreading five-lobed rim; the cover a small, round, lacquered disc
the top left corner of the label. with petalled gilt-bronze border, raised on a band pierced with
circles, and with pineapple knob. Painted in shaded tones of gold
LITERATURE: Clifford Smith 1931, p. 192, fig. 218. round the sides, a lake, trees and mountains, thatched pavilions,
rustic figures and flying birds; round the rim top, a wavy border
with pine needles, and on the cover, a similar lakeside scene.

NON-CERAMIC W ORKS OF ART FR OM JAPAN 983