Live Auction 6071Japanese Art & Design
An Arita Sake Bottle and a Pair of Octagonal Bowls
Lot 253

An Arita Sake Bottle and a Pair of Octagonal Bowls

EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)

Closed16 May 2012

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GBP 1,250

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An Arita Sake Bottle and a Pair of Octagonal Bowls
Edo Period (late 17th century)
Each decorated in underglaze blue, the bottle with figures in rural landscapes among flowers and foliage, the shoulder with a floral design; the bowls with the "Deshima Island" design
13.4cm. high (the bottle) and 8.8cm. wide (the bowls) (2)

Specialist note

For a similar example of the flask see Christiaan J.A. Jorg, Fine and Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (Amsterdam, 2003), pl.209, p.174. The bottle is of a Dutch glass shape.