Ovoid covered jar with a lady reading a letter and final in the shape of a shishi, Lid made of egg-shaped porcelain covered pot, painted in underglaze blue and on the glaze gold. Decorated with a band of spirals and prunus flowers. Cover knob in the shape of a shishi (lion dog) on a rock, covered with gold paint. The lid button has been broken. Arita, blue and white., anonymous, Japan, c. 1650 - c. 1699, Edo-period (1600-1868), porcelain (material), glaze, cobalt (mineral), gold (metal), vitrification, h 11.5 cm × d 12.9 cm
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Ovoid covered jar, lady reading, letter, final, shape, shishi, Lid, egg-shaped porcelain covered pot, painted, underglaze blue, glaze gold, Decorated, band, spirals, prunus flowers, Cover knob, lion dog, rock, covered, gold paint, lid button, broken, Arita, blue, white, Japan, c, 1650, 1699, Edo-period, 1600-1868, porcelain, material, glaze, cobalt, mineral, gold, metal, vitrification
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