AN EARTHENWARE BOTTLE VASE

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KINKOZAN ZO

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AN EARTHENWARE BOTTLE VASE
meiji period (late 19th century), signed kinkozan zo
Of disc form with tall neck ending in a wide flared mouth, decorated in enamels of brown, black and white with touches of purple and green with overlapping flying sparrows of brown and white and with several kingfishers picked out in green, all on a cream glazed ground accented with gilt dots, rim gilded and a gilt band of fretwork above the base, signature impressed within the recessed base
11 5/8in. (28.5cm.) high