Vase with Figures in Landscape, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1660–80, Japan, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent

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Vase with Figures in Landscape, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1660–80, Japan, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware), H. 11 1/4 in. ( cm); Diam. 10 1/8 in. ( cm), Ceramics, In addition to the shape, both the theme of scholars in a landscape and the swirling clouds in the composition reflect the importance of Chinese prototypes in early Japanese porcelain

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