{"product_id":"a-fine-fukagawa-porcelain-covered-jar-with-prunus-chrysanthemums-and-birds-meiji-period","title":"A Fine Fukagawa Porcelain Covered Jar with Prunus, Chrysanthemums and Birds.     Meiji period","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf ovoid form with rounded shoulders, surmounted by a domed cover with loop handle, finely painted in underglaze cobalt blue, iron-red, polychrome enamels and gilt on a white porcelain ground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe body is decorated with a luxuriant continuous arrangement of flowering plants, including chrysanthemums and blossoming prunus, interspersed with grasses and foliage, with birds and butterflies among the branches. A strongly delineated cobalt-blue flowering branch sweeps around the upper body, balancing the densely worked floral decoration below, the composition enriched throughout with finely applied gilt details.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe shoulder and cover are encircled by a formal petal-shaped border in cobalt blue, iron-red and gilt, repeated above the foot in a broader ornamental band of floral roundels and scrolling gilt foliage. The cover is similarly decorated with flowering prunus and finished with a cobalt-blue loop handle heightened in gilt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe underside with an iron-red mark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 15 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Excellent overall condition. No chips, cracks or restoration observed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LA Japanese Art \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58896053371211,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/4251\/3739\/files\/9DAF4C73-FDCE-43DD-B0A0-826019A22D98.png?v=1792356200","url":"https:\/\/lajapaneseantiques.com\/products\/a-fine-fukagawa-porcelain-covered-jar-with-prunus-chrysanthemums-and-birds-meiji-period","provider":"LA Japanese Art \u0026 Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}