An Imari ewer with silver mount Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton
An Imari ewer with silver mount, Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

the rectangular flask with applied handle and spout in the form of a dragon, the slightly domed shoulder with ring neck and applied silver mount, decorated in iron red, green, black and aubergine enamels and gilt, with panels of peony, bamboo and cherry blossom
5½ in.; 14cm. high

Condition Report:
Stopper possibly lacking. Not possible to examine neck rim under silver mount. Slight wear to gilding.

Provenance:
Possibly William Beckford (1760-1844);
His daughter Susan Euphemia, Duchess of Hamilton (1786-1859);
Her granddaughter, Lady Mary Louise (1884-1957), only child and principal heir of William Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, who married in 1906 James Graham (1878-1954), Marquess of Graham who in 1925 succeeded his father as 6th Duke of Montrose;
Thence by descent