An Arita blue and white apothecary bottle painted with a broad band of birds among peony and pomegranate sprays, below flowering stems to the neck, the base with the initials C.B. -- 9¾in. high, late 17th Century.

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An Arita blue and white apothecary bottle painted with a broad band of birds among peony and pomegranate sprays, below flowering stems to the neck, the base with the initials C.B. -- 9¾in. high, late 17th Century.
See Colour Plate 2 and Illustration.

This bottle was made for Christian Bonen, a bookeeper at the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie).

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