Fine Japanese Works of Art
Fine Japanese Works of Art
A rare Arita apothecary bottle | Edo period, late 17th century
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September 29, 02:42 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 14,000 GBP
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Description
A rare Arita apothecary bottle
Edo period, late 17th century
of typical form with broad body and tall neck, decorated in underglaze blue with a tasseled garland and characters I.S. and H.B
25 cm., 9¾ in. high
Such apothecary bottles comprise an interesting group of Dutch export porcelain. Oftentimes decorated with two or three in Roman letters, sometimes in cursive script, within a laurel wreath cartouche, it is thought that such bottles were made specifically to order – the initials indicating the Christian and surname of the commissioner.
For a similar example, see C. J. A Jorg, Interactions in Ceramics: Oriental Porcelain and Delftware (Hong Kong, 1984), no. 64, p. 108.