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With lug handles, decorated in speckled greenish-brown and reddish glazes, the sides with deeply cut strokes, JL and St Ives seals to edge of foot
22.4 cm. (8⅞ in.) high

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Janet Leach's interest in 16th and 17th century wares from sites in Japan such as Bizen, Karatsu and Iga, are clearly evident in this vase, which is strongly reminiscent of Iga flower vases. See Emmanuel Cooper, Janet Leach: A Potter’s Life, (London, 2006), p. 11. For a 17th century Iga flower vase in the Tokyo National Museum go to:
http://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_collection/index.php?controller=dtl=G5732=type=34=en .

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