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Kutani Japanese Meiji Porcelain Vase Painted with Figures

About the Item

Japanese Meiji porcelain Kutani vase hand painted with decorative and a figural panel dating between 1868 and 1912. The elegantly shaped tall slender vase stands on a rounded unglazed foot with white recessed base and is hand painted in typical Kutani style with six panels containing birds, flowering shrubs, a landscape with building and a further panel containing figures set within a red painted border with gilded highlights. With finely painted decorative borders around the foot and top rim the vase has painted makers character marks to the base. In good condition.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.81 in (14.75 cm)Diameter: 2.37 in (6 cm)
  • Style:
    Meiji (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1868-1912
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Bishop's Stortford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: OR219211stDibs: LU1328226876242
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