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                                                                              A RARE KO-IMARI BOTTLE VASE
                                                                              EDO PERIOD, MID-17 TH  CENTURY
                                                                              of tea-whisk form, with oviform body on
                                                                              a ring foot, short neck and everted rim,
                                                                              with panels of chrysanthemums, poppies
                                                                              and scrolling foliage, divided by panels of
                                                                              scrollwork, decorated in iron-red, green,
                                                                              yellow and black enamels and iron-red lines,
                                                                              the shoulder with a band of lappets, iron-red
                                                                              neck
                                                                              27.5 cm., 10⅞ in. high
                                                                              PROVENANCE
                                                                              The collection of Robert de Billy (1869-1953)
                                                                              Robert de Billy was a bibliophile, art historian
                                                                              and friend of Marcel Proust. He met Proust
                                                                              in 1890 during military service and became
                                                                              a life-long friend. He was the French
                                                                              Ambassador to Japan between 1927-1929.
                                                                              £ 30,000-50,000
                                                                              € 33,700-56,500   US$ 37,300-62,500






















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                                                                               French Ambassador to Japan, Robert de Billy (1869-1953)
                                                                               Bibliothèque nationale de France
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