AN OPENWORK IMARI PORCELAIN VASE
AN OPENWORK IMARI PORCELAIN VASE
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Of baluster form, moulded to each side with reticulated panels of flower sprays growing from weathered rocks and decorated in underglaze blue and with iron-red and gold enamels with further floral sprays.
HEIGHT 19 cm
Condition: With manufacturing flaws and a repaired crack through the lower section and base.
Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by the grandfather of Mr. Holzapfel before 1970 and has been in the Holzapfel family ever since.
View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
AN OPENWORK IMARI PORCELAIN VASE
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Of baluster form, moulded to each side with reticulated panels of flower sprays growing from weathered rocks and decorated in underglaze blue and with iron-red and gold enamels with further floral sprays.
HEIGHT 19 cm
Condition: With manufacturing flaws and a repaired crack through the lower section and base.
Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by the grandfather of Mr. Holzapfel before 1970 and has been in the Holzapfel family ever since.