Lot 67: A Japanese Imari Baluster Vase
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A Japanese porcelain vase of baluster form, featuring a flared, flat-topped rim. The piece is decorated in the Imari palette, utilising underglaze cobalt blue alongside overglaze enamels in iron red, green, yellow, and gilt highlights. The primary decorative panels depict Shishi, or lion dogs, set within a landscape of stylised palm foliage and flowering branches.
Height: 255 mm
Rim Diameter: 110 mm.
Condition report:
The vase shows significant structural damage and previous restoration. The rim has a large repaired section where a fragment has been re-glued, accompanied by multiple visible hairline cracks extending vertically and horizontally through the rim structure (photo 3). A small chip is present on the outer top edge of the rim (photo 1).
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