Japanese Works of Art - 13th November 2025

Lot 705

A JAPANESE ARITA MIZUSASHI (WATERPOT)

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £483

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Description

A JAPANESE ARITA MIZUSASHI (WATERPOT)
EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

The compressed circular body decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous design of figures in a mountainous landscape, one side with chickens by a rocky outcrop, the other with two thatched buildings amongst luxuriant vegetation; together with a small blue and white circular box and cover, the lid and side painted with palm trees issuing from behind stylised fences, 4.7cm. (3)

Provenance: from an English private collection, London.