Fine Japanese Art
Fine Japanese Art
A RARE KO-IMARI BOTTLE VASE, EDO PERIOD, MID-17TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 5, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A RARE KO-IMARI BOTTLE VASE, EDO PERIOD, MID-17TH CENTURY
of tea-whisk form, with oviform body on a ring foot, short neck and everted rim, with panels of chrysanthemums, poppies and scrolling foliage, divided by panels of scrollwork, decorated in iron-red, green, yellow and black enamels and iron-red lines, the shoulder with a band of lappets, iron-red neck
27.5 cm., 10⅞ in. high
The collection of Robert de Billy (1869-1953)
Robert de Billy was a bibliophile, art historian and friend of Marcel Proust. He met Proust in 1890 during military service and became a life-long friend. He was the French Ambassador to Japan between 1927-1929.