Lot Essay
This elegant bottle forms part of the early group of enameled wares from around 1650-60, prior to the period of export trade.
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ARITA WARE, EDO PERIOD (MID 17TH CENTURY)
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An enameled porcelain bottle
Arita Ware, Edo Period (Mid 17th Century)
Of pear-shaped bottle with butterflies among flowering branches decorated in iron red, green, yellow, aubergine and black over glaze enamels with a line of overglaze red encircling the base and two lines of overglazed red encircling the foot
11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) high
Arita Ware, Edo Period (Mid 17th Century)
Of pear-shaped bottle with butterflies among flowering branches decorated in iron red, green, yellow, aubergine and black over glaze enamels with a line of overglaze red encircling the base and two lines of overglazed red encircling the foot
11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) high