Fine Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vase With Uta-garuta Yomifuda Poem Cards

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Truly unique and finely painted antique Japanese Kutani porcelain vase with elephant head handles. Depicting traditional Japanese Uta-garuta yomifuda cards with poems written in tiny calligraphic script. Marked with impressed Kutani mark under the glaze as well as with iron red overglaze mark that reads 大日本九谷 清綠社画 (?) Height: 21 cm Origin: Japan Date of production: Meiji - Taisho period Material: porcelain

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Size: 2793px × 3491px
Photo credit: © Oriental Antiques UK - Asian Art Dealer and Appraiser / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: antiques, art, asian, card, cards, elephant, handles, head, japanese, kutani, oriental, poem, porcelain, uta-garuta, vase, yomifuda