Ovoid covered jar with a lady reading a letter and final in the shape of a shishi, Lid made of egg-shaped porcelain covered pot, painted in underglaze blue and on the glaze gold. Decorated with a band of spirals and prunus flowers. Cover knob in the shape of a shishi (lion dog) on a rock, covered with gold paint. The lid button 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 × d cm

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Ovoid covered jar with a lady reading a letter and final in the shape of a shishi, Lid made of egg-shaped porcelain covered pot, painted in underglaze blue and on the glaze gold. Decorated with a band of spirals and prunus flowers. Cover knob in the shape of a shishi (lion dog) on a rock, covered with gold paint. The lid button 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 × d cm

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