Japanese Blue and White Ovoid Jars with Peonies and Geometric Motifs
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Two Japanese blue and white ovoid jars, one decorated with peonies and stylised foliage, the other with geometric motifs and mon. Height 25 cm. Provenance: Contents of Swanton, Sutton Forest
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- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
- Mon - A mon is a Japanese heraldic emblem, indicating the status or the family of the owner, similar to a family crest. Nowadays almost all Japanese families and many businesses have a mon.
In decorative arts, mon are used as a decorative element on a vase, plate, bowl or item of furniture.
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