MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

The Hirado Collection of Philip Cardeiro
PROPERTY OF THE C PHILIP CARDEIRO LIVING TRUST (Lots 52-72)

A Hirado Vase with a Frog and Cicada
Meiji period (late 19th century)
Of tall cylindrical form with rounded shoulder and everted neck, an applied cicada and frog in high relief with their details realistically rendered, the surface of the vase with spatula marks giving the impression of tree bark, covered in a slightly greyish white glaze
21cm. high

Literature
C. Philip Cardeiro, Hirado Ware - Japanese Hirado Porcelain 1640-1909, (1989, California), p.69, cat. no. 40. (the cover is illustrated above)

Exhibited
Japanese Hirado Porcelain 1640-1909, Art Asia Museum exhibition, 9 September – 10 November 1989

Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.