A SMALL JAPANESE ARITA KO KUTANI-STYLE JAR c.1660-80 The bulbous body decorated in underglaze...

A SMALL JAPANESE ARITA KO KUTANI-STYLE JAR

c.1660-80

The bulbous body decorated in underglaze blue and red, yellow, green and cyan enamels with a dense pattern of birds amongst flowers and foliage, the foot, shoulder and neck with designs of spearheads, cash and key fret, 11.5cm.

Cf. S Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, no.32B, where a related jar from the collection of Sir Harry and Lady Garner is illustrated. Also, see O Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain, p.67, nos.48-49 for similar pieces in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.