Bottle with flowers of the four seasons ca. 1710 Japanese, for European, probably Dutch, market Although the square shape of the bottle replicates a Dutch glass vessel used for holding wine or spirits, the decoration of the flowers of the four seasons—including chrysanthemums symbolic of spring, and peonies for summer—is based on Chinese and Japanese Bottle with flowers of the four seasons 208279

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