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Vase

Part of a pair of vases, each of pear shape form with cylindrical necks flaring towards the wavy rim. Decorated around the centre, on both sides, depict a Japanese lady seated beneath a prunus tree whose branches, foliage and flowers curl down over her head, and again at the neck, depicting an obese Japanese man. The other panels are decorated with cockerels, chrysanthemum heads and other flowers and foliage. The inside rim of each vase is similarly decorated.
Size: Height: 62.5 cm

Artist / Maker: Japanese Porcelain

Place: Japan

Object Type: vase

Actual Date: c. 1895

Century: 19th century

Materials: Porcelain, Enamel, Gold

Museum Accession Number: Founders/X.4473.1