A JAPANESE KUTANI BOTTLE VASE MEIJI PERIOD

A JAPANESE KUTANI BOTTLE VASE

MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY

With a tall cylindrical neck rising from a square-section body, each side decorated with a panel variously enclosing figures in gardens, a lion dog and a bird of prey, with further panels to the shoulder, the neck and foot painted with typical red and gilt scrolling tendrils and brocade designs, 24.5cm.