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A HIRADO WARE BLUE AND WHITE MIZUSASHI
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The round jar with sloping shoulder fitted with a flat, circular cover moulded with a crouching boar knop, delicately painted in underglaze blue with large cockerels and a hen amongst stands of flowers and grasses, the cover painted with four butterflies, mounted on an ormolu bronze base but not drilled- 9 in. (22.9 cm.) high excluding base
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The round jar with sloping shoulder fitted with a flat, circular cover moulded with a crouching boar knop, delicately painted in underglaze blue with large cockerels and a hen amongst stands of flowers and grasses, the cover painted with four butterflies, mounted on an ormolu bronze base but not drilled- 9 in. (22.9 cm.) high excluding base