Details
The rounded ewer raised on three short feet, the sides decorated with elegant sprays of iris divided by chrysanthemum flowers, on a hatched diaper ground, the cover shaped as a chrysanthemum-head, with gilt-metal overhead handle
7 in. (17.5 cm.) high


Provenance
Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family.
Literature
Soame Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, (London, 1965), plate no. 40B.
The Oriental Ceramic Society, Loan Exhibition of Japanese Porcelain, (London, 1956), plate no. 238.
Exhibited
Loan Exhibition of Japanese Porcelain, the Oriental Ceramic Society, the Arts Council Gallery, 28th March - 28th April 1956, plate no. 238.
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