"Large Imari Porcelain And Gilt Bronze Vase, Japan, 19th Century - 38cm"
Japanese porcelain vase with Imari decoration, gilt bronze lid. With their recognizable decoration with red and blue floral motifs enhanced with gold, Imari porcelains were very successful in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, imported by boatloads from China and Japan. The merchants then sold them as they were or transformed them by decorating them with beautiful European bronzes gilded with fine gold, like this one. It is a large format, ideal as a centerpiece on a piece of furniture. It is in very good condition, fresh colors, unworn gilding. Height: 38cm