A JAPANESE ARITA VASE BY INOUE MANJI (1929-)

A JAPANESE ARITA VASE BY INOUE MANJI (1929-)
SHOWA OR HEISEI, 20TH CENTURY

The pear-shaped body with a flared rim, the side incised with a leafy spray of flowering lily, the plant depicted in a pale green enamel on the white hakuji ground; the base incised with a signature reading Manji saku; in a tomobako wood box inscribed Hakuji ryokuyu yuri chomon, tsubo, signed Inoue Manji saku and with the seal mark Inoue Manji saku; 30cm. (2)