TWO JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE EWERS EDO PERIOD

TWO JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE EWERS

EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

Of ovoid form with a tall neck, both decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous scene of figures in a mountainous river landscape, one bearing a large standard, the shoulder with scrolling tendrils and chevron patterns, the neck with stylised flowers and leaves, the loop handles with karakusa scrolls, 29cm and 28cm. (2)

Cf. O Impey, Japanese export porcelain, p.49 no.23 for a tall mug with similar decoration. The author explains that the underglaze painting copies a Chinese Transitional-style design.