Two Imari bottle vases Japan, Arita circa 1700 of ovoid shape with a very slender neck, decorated in underglaze blue, iron red enamel and a gold, depicting Shōchikubai, meaning Pine, Bamboo and Plum, also known as the three friends of winter. Dimensions: Height 24 cm and smaller. Literature: Compare a very similar bottle in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, ill. in: Oliver Impey, Chinese Export Porcelain, Amsterdam 2002, no. 294 For more information Contact us at contact@hessink.com or call +31 (0) 38 303 16 61.
Two Imari bottle vases Japan, Arita circa 1700 of ovoid shape with a very slender neck, decorated in underglaze blue, iron red enamel and a gold, depicting Shōchikubai, meaning Pine, Bamboo and Plum, also known as the three friends of winter. Dimensions: Height 24 cm and smaller. Literature: Compare a very similar bottle in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, ill. in: Oliver Impey, Chinese Export Porcelain, Amsterdam 2002, no. 294 For more information Contact us at contact@hessink.com or call +31 (0) 38 303 16 61.
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