A RARE KAKIEMON SIXTEEN-SIDED VASE
A RARE KAKIEMON SIXTEEN-SIDED VASE

EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)

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A RARE KAKIEMON SIXTEEN-SIDED VASE
Edo Period (Late 17th Century)
Decorated in iron-red, blue, turquoise and black enamels with a continuous band of long-tailed birds flying over sprays of hibiscus growing from rocks, the shoulder with cherry blossom among scrolling karakusa, the short neck with a band of lappets, some old wear and rubbing to the enamels
7in. (19cm.) high
Literature
One other recorded example is illustrated in Nihon no toji (Chuokoronsha, Tokyo, 1974), pl. 88

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