A Large Porcelain Bottle

ARITA WARE, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), FUKU (HAPPINESS) MARK IN RED ENAMEL ON BASE

Details

A Large Porcelain Bottle
Arita Ware, Edo Period (19th Century), Fuku (Happiness) Mark in Red Enamel on Base
Of pear form with tall, cylindrical neck ending in a rolled lip, painted in polychrome enamels and gilt over clear glaze with three closed and three open folding fans decorated with flowers or a phoenix, and with random cloud clusters on the neck and shoulder, a single ring of green enamel above the foot
17in. (44.5cm.) high

Provenance

Richard W. Weatherhead
Richard de la Mare, sold Sotheby's, London, The Richard de la Mare Collection of Kakiemon and Nabeshima Porcelain, 2 June, 1976, lot 61

Exhibited

The Arts Council Gallery, London, "The Oriental Ceramic Society: Loan Exhibition of Japanese Porcelain," 1956.3.28--4.28

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Catalogue of an exhibition of Japanese porcelain, intro. by Soame Jenyns (London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1956), no. 158.

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