AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE PORCELAIN INK BOX AND COVER

AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE PORCELAIN INK BOX AND COVER

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

Of rectangular shape, the lid painted in bright polychrome with two beauties amongst flowers and a small dog, the sides with further panels enclosing flowers, on a turquoise ground with peonies and scrolling tendrils; the base with a circular aperture and a square unglazed section for the inkstone, 8.8cm x 16.8cm x 27.7cm. (2)

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.