Japanese Works of Art - 23 Nov 2021
A JAPANESE RECTANGULAR JARDINIERE
A JAPANESE RECTANGULAR JARDINIERE
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Decorated in archaic style, the feet formed as stylised lion heads and with monster-shaped handles, the sides cast to one side with a mythical creature and to the other with a bird perched on a fruiting branch on a leiwen ground, 12cm x 40.5cm x 22.8cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset.