FOUR JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASES

PLEASE NOTE THE ESTIMATE SHOULD READ £500-800
FOUR JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASES
EDO AND MEIJI, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

All with a bulbous body and a tall neck, the largest painted with butterflies fluttering next to peony ; another with leafy sprays and rockwork; the third with stylised floral designs and incised with a collector's mark to the side; the fourth with an undecorated white glaze; 36.5cm max. (4)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.