https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/27866/fullEwer and cover with Ho-o Birdc.1680Kakiemon KilnOverall: 17.5 × 18.5 cm (6 7/8 × 7 5/16 in.)Porcelain with overglaze enamelsPromised Gift from the Macdonald CollectionOrigin: Arita, JapanT15.2.870A rare Kakiemon porcelain ewer and cover, the shoulders decorated in coloured enamels with a Ho-o bird in flight amongst stylized clouds and flames. Below is a band of peony flower heads and scrolling foliage. The reverse with pomegranates.
.The footrim with a double red band. The shaped top of the neck and cover with a simple cash motif in enamels. A simple loop handle finishes the design.
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