EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
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A LARGE ARITA JAR AND COVER
Edo Period (Late 17th Century)
Of octagonal form, vividly decorated in underglaze blue with ho-o birds among sho-chiku-bai, rockwork and scrolling clouds, the shoulder with a band of peony blossom and scrolling foliage and another of lappets, the neck with scrolling foliage behind fences, the cover similarly decorated, the cover with old damage
26in. (66cm.) high
Edo Period (Late 17th Century)
Of octagonal form, vividly decorated in underglaze blue with ho-o birds among sho-chiku-bai, rockwork and scrolling clouds, the shoulder with a band of peony blossom and scrolling foliage and another of lappets, the neck with scrolling foliage behind fences, the cover similarly decorated, the cover with old damage
26in. (66cm.) high