A LARGE JAPANESE IMARI OCTAGONAL VASE AND COVER EARLY 18TH CENTURY Decorated with shaped panels...

A LARGE JAPANESE IMARI OCTAGONAL VASE AND COVER

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Decorated with shaped panels containing phoenix flying over paulownia, the leaves evoking the Imperial mon, on a dense background of leaves and flowerheads, the neck with brocade designs, the cover echoing this design and topped with a fierce shishi on a rocky outcrop, 92cm overall. (2)