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Japanese Edo Imari Paktong Mounted Garniture Vases, Pair, circa 1720

Offered by: Acroterion

Description
A wonderful and rare near pair of first quarter 18th century Japanese Edo Imari garniture vases of baluster form having silver-gilt paktong neck and foot mounts in traditional imari color palette of underglaze blue and overglaze iron red and gold gilding, the shoulders with unusual reliefs of a robed figure in rocky landscape with a rooster in heart-shaped cartouche symbolizing the sun goddess Amaterasu being lured from her heavenly rock cave by the roosters call; the rooster symbolizing courage and protection in Japanese mythology and Amaterasu the chief deity in the Shinto pantheon. In spite of the overtly 'Japanocentric' motifs they were intended for export to Europe by the Dutch and were likely mounted in the Netherlands. A beautifully presenting set but not perfect, please see the condition report below, however they're an early set of rare design worthy of collection.

More Information

Origin:	Japan
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Hand-painted porcelain, silver-gilt paktong
Condition:	Fair. One vase slightly larger around; wear to gilding on porcelain and to silverwash on neck mounts; one vase with internal hairline to neck with a sliver loss to exterior not readily seen but felt (pictured); cartouches with production firing cracks.
Creation Date:	circa 1720
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Chinese Export, Asian, Traditional
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental
Incollect Reference #:	707813

Dimensions

H.	10 in;	Diam.	4 in;
H.	25.4 cm;	Diam.	10.16 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.