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Important Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Vases Now Mounted as Lamps

Offered by: epoca

Description
each ovoid vase with raised decoration at the neck and adorned overall with raised medallions all on a pale blue ground with painted cloud scrolls; the vase flanked by applied ring handles; each marked on underside; the vases were vetted in 1992 by the curator of Japanese Ceramics at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum as well as the director of the Kyoto National Museum, and determined to be produced in Kyoto by the Fifth Family of Dohachi potters, circa 1880; a note was found inside from a U.S. Naval Officer who purchased the vases in Korea, 1953

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Materials:	glazed and painted porcelain
Condition:	Good. in excellent antique condition with professional repairs to small rim chips; now drilled and mounted as lamps; rewired
Creation Date:	1880
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	4986
Incollect Reference #:	665649

Dimensions

W.	9 in;	H.	17.5 in;	D.	8.25 in;	H.2.	28.5 in;
W.	22.86 cm;	H.	44.45 cm;	D.	20.96 cm;	H.2.	72.39 cm;

Message from Seller:

epoca, located in the Design Center neighborhood of San Francisco, has been characterized as “blended eclectic” offering unique 20th century furnishings alongside traditional antiques and accessories