Hard Porcelain Tokkuri From Mikawashi. Decor In Blue Under Cover. Hirado. Japan Edo Period

Tokkuri (liquor bottle) made of hard porcelain. Mikawachi oven.Japan early 19th century. The bottle has an unusual elegant shape typically Japanese, it was created for the Japanese market and not for export. The porcelain, immaculately white, has a very fine grain similar to that of marble, which is typical of Hirado clay. A lake landscape partially drowned in mist is painted in a luminous cobalt blue. The quality is superb, the technique is flawless and the drawing is artistically traced with the greatest care. Mikawashi porcelain was produced for the lords of Hirado and is exceedingly rare. Later at the end of the 19th century, during the Meiji period, a small production of porcelain for export began, they are of excellent quality but ostentatious in style to meet the European taste of the Napoleon III period, thus losing their soul. The Tokkuri presented here is much earlier, its style and quality allow us to date it to the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century. Some say that Hirado porcelain is the most beautiful in the world. This Tokkuri is a ceramic worthy of being included in the greatest collections. Shape, material, decor, dimensions, everything is perfect. Good condition. Height:293mm