Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Choshi Sake Flask Peony Flowers Butterflies
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Type: Choshi (Sake Flask, similar in shape to teapot)
Material: Porcelain
Age: Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
Origin/Maker: Hirado Mikawachi ware, Arita, Saga Prefecture, Japan. チり (Chiri) written on base (possibly the former owner's name)
Size: 6 1/2" tall (16.51 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 6.9 oz (648 g)
Provenance:
Collected: Antique store in Kamakura (near Engaku-ji), Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, 19 FEB 2022
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Crazing to lid. Small chips to underside of lid.
Subject: Botan (peony flowers) and butterflies in underglaze blue and white on Hirado Choshi (Sake Flask, similar in shape to teapot)
Location:
Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Choshi Sake Flask Peony Flowers Butterflies
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Type: Choshi (Sake Flask, similar in shape to teapot)
Material: Porcelain
Age: Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
Origin/Maker: Hirado Mikawachi ware, Arita, Saga Prefecture, Japan. チり (Chiri) written on base (possibly the former owner's name)
Size: 6 1/2" tall (16.51 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 6.9 oz (648 g)
Provenance:
Collected: Antique store in Kamakura (near Engaku-ji), Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, 19 FEB 2022
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Crazing to lid. Small chips to underside of lid.
Subject: Botan (peony flowers) and butterflies in underglaze blue and white on Hirado Choshi (Sake Flask, similar in shape to teapot)
Location:
Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Choshi Sake Flask Peony Flowers Butterflies