THREE JAPANESE OVOID JARS

THREE JAPANESE OVOID JARS
EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

All three of bulbous shape with a straight neck, one decorated in underglaze blue with chrysanthemum issuing from rockwork between bands of lappets, together with a wood box; another painted in iron-red with peonies and other blooms under tasselled curtains; the third an Imari jar with birds perched amongst pine, prunus and bamboo, the shoulder with panels of beribboned auspicious objects, 19.7cm max. (4)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).