A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN JAR AND COVER... Lot n° 1021

Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) The baluster jar is densely decorated with two Ho Ho birds in a continuous flowering garden landscape, all below lappets enclosing alternating designs of scrolling lotus tendrils and rabbits. The neck with repeated panels of flowers and beribboned precious objects. The domed cover surmounted by a knob finial similarly decorated and the finial with a Ho Ho in flight. HEIGHT 58 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing flaws, the finial tip with a small chip and the cover rim with a filled chip. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since. Sothebey's London, St George Street Sale: Asian Art, 17 May 2019, lot 473.