Lot Essay
A similar example is illustrated in the Shibata Collection, part II, Kyushu Ceramic Museum, 1991, p. 124, no. 319
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EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1670)
Details
An Arita blue and white pear-shaped ewer
Edo Period (Circa 1670)
Painted in the 'Transitional style' with three figures in a landscape with bamboo and pine, the neck encircled with bands of stiff leaves, lotus and karakusa scrollwork, the long curved spout attached to the body with a small bracket, applied with loop handle, cracks to the handle, small rim restoration
19 cm. high
Edo Period (Circa 1670)
Painted in the 'Transitional style' with three figures in a landscape with bamboo and pine, the neck encircled with bands of stiff leaves, lotus and karakusa scrollwork, the long curved spout attached to the body with a small bracket, applied with loop handle, cracks to the handle, small rim restoration
19 cm. high
Exhibited
The spouted ewer and its Relatives in the Far East, The Oriental Ceramic Society at the University of Sussex, 1983, p. 22, no 32.
Ko-Imari Porcelain from the Collection of Oliver Impey, Barry Davies Oriental Art Ltd., 1997, p. 82, No. 17.
Ko-Imari Porcelain from the Collection of Oliver Impey, Barry Davies Oriental Art Ltd., 1997, p. 82, No. 17.
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