Origin: Japan. Dynasty: Edo period (1603-1868). Date: Early 18th c. Technique: Imari porcelain painted in underglaze blueAnd over the glaze with iron redAnd gold. Description: The bulbous vase is painted with three large cartouches of peonies, hydrangeasAnd flowering cherries, with chrysanthemums in between. The theme is repeated on the highly vaulted lid withA large, onion-shaped knob. On the shoulder of the vase three dragon medallions between peonies. Measurement: Hight complete 73cm. Condition B/C. Lid brokenAnd glued. Inside the vase plaster for giving weight.
Literature: -Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Kassel: PorzellanAus China und Japan\; Die Porzellangalerie der Landgrafen von Hessen-Kassel. Berlin 1990. Compare cat. no. 256.