Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase with Guardian Lion Cover
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A large Japanese porcelain covered vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), the domed cover mounted with a figure of a guardian lion, on the reeded ovoid body, decorated in the Imari palette with reserves of houses amidst foliage, an indistinct underglaze blue mark underside, resting on a turned hardwood stand, the vase 120 cm high, 151 cm overall including stand
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- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Japanese ceramics, styles and decoration - Imari, vases and urns, lidded 41
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Satsuma (Japan), item type
- figures and figurines 224
- other items 2,099
- vases 1,419