An Imari sander
18th Century
The globular body surmounted by a pierced cup-shaped top, moulded and painted overall in iron-red and gilt on underglaze blue with a scrolling meander of flowering kiku and leafy foliage (some rubbing)
9 cm. high
Lot Essay
Cf. Shibata Collection, part II, volume I, The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Saga prefecture, 1991, p.284, pl.753
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