Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020

Lot 208

A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE SAKE BOTTLE

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500

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Description

A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE SAKE BOTTLE, TOKKURI

EDO PERIOD OR LATER, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY

The tall rectangular body decorated in underglaze blue, each side depicting a different carp leaping up a waterfall, with branches of pine and blossoming prunus above, the shoulder painted with rows of pine needles and four chidori birds, the neck with triangular lappets, 20cm.