A RARE JAPANESE TRIPOD PORCELAIN BOX AND COVER

A RARE JAPANESE TRIPOD PORCELAIN BOX AND COVER

EDO PERIOD, PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY

Possibly Seto ware, the bulbous body raised on three legs moulded as small boys, the body and cover embellished with geese in flight above snow-covered branches, the decoration in low relief and with details rendered in underglaze blue on the deep chocolate-brown ground, the knop modelled as three uchiha fans, 15.8cm. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford. According to Oliver Impey's archive, this piece was formerly in the collection of Richard de la Mare, and was bought at Sotheby's, 30th September-1st October 1980, Much Hadham Hall, the Contents of the House sale.