A Japanese sake bottle painted in coloured enamels and gilt with a broad band of the Three Friends below a band of calligraphy and kiku heads to the neck, all on a cream crackleware ground (chips to foot) -- 7½in. high; and a chawan decorated overall with boys variously holding flower sprays, fans and banners playing at a festival -- 4in diam.

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A Japanese sake bottle painted in coloured enamels and gilt with a broad band of the Three Friends below a band of calligraphy and kiku heads to the neck, all on a cream crackleware ground (chips to foot) -- 7½in. high; and a chawan decorated overall with boys variously holding flower sprays, fans and banners playing at a festival -- 4in diam.
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