Ovoid covered jar with a lady reading a letter and final in the shape of a shishi, Egg-shaped porcelain covered pot, painted in underglaze blue and on the glaze gold. On the belly two compartments with in one a sitting lady with a letter in her hand, the other with two flowering trees near rocks and a fence. On the shoulder a band with sprirals and prunus flowers. A band with pointed leaf motifs around the foot. The neck with a decorative band. The lid with the same decoration as the shoulder, cover knob in the shape of a shishi (lion dog) on a rock covered with gold paint. Pot has been broken
Ovoid covered jar with a lady reading a letter and final in the shape of a shishi, Egg-shaped porcelain covered pot, painted in underglaze blue and on the glaze gold. On the belly two compartments with in one a sitting lady with a letter in her hand, the other with two flowering trees near rocks and a fence. On the shoulder a band with sprirals and prunus flowers. A band with pointed leaf motifs around the foot. The neck with a decorative band. The lid with the same decoration as the shoulder, cover knob in the shape of a shishi (lion dog) on a rock covered with gold paint. Pot has been broken, lid knob has been broken. Arita, blue and white., anonymous, Japan, c. 1650 - c. 1699, Edo-period (1600-1868), porcelain (material), glaze, cobalt (mineral), gold (metal), vitrification, h cm h 21 cm d cm d 18 cm d cm h cm × d cm
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