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A Rare Imari Teapot and Cover with Vignettes
Edo period (early 18th century)
The oviform teapot, moulded to each side with a kidney-shaped recessed panel modelled in high relief, one with a tiger beneath bamboo, the reverse with a flower, decorated in iron-red, green, yellow, aubergine, light blue and black enamels and gilt with sprays of cherry blossoms, the shoulder with a band of petals with various geometric and floral designs, the loop handle and curved spout with karakusa design, the fitted cover with round knop decorated with stylised chrysanthemum petals
15.5cm. wide
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For similar examples, see Christiaan J.A. Jorg, Fine and Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections,(Amsterdam, 2003), p. 195, no. 243. The author explains that porcelain with recessed panels were only produced in Japan and during a very short period as it was time consuming and expensive (see p. 98).

For another example with inset relief panel, see:
Oliver Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain Catalogue of The Collection of The Ashmolean Museum Oxford, (Amsterdam, 2002), p.221, no.381. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)

A pair of bottles with similar panels in relief was sold Christie's, Dec 8 - 19 2014, Sale 5932, Lot 59.
For such bottle examples in museum collections, see:
Oliver Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain – Catalogue of The Collection of The Ashmolean Museum Oxford, (Amsterdam, 2002), p.221, pl.381a. (British Museum, BM 492)
Kurita Hideo, History Of the Kurita Collection And Museum (Ashikaga, 1990)
http://www.kurita.or.jp/imari/catalog/index.htm (Kurita Museum, ref. no. 35).
Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Arita no meiho [Famous Treasures of Arita] (Saga, 2001), exhibition cat, p. 48, pl. 66. (Imaemon Museum of Ceramic Antiques, Arita)
Christiaan J.A. Jorg, Fine and Curious, (Amsterdam, 2003), p. 98, no. 96. (Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam)

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