Vase

W. Brownfield & Sons.

about 1880

27.5cm/103 inches

Porcelain

Fine Art Society, London

"Porcelain, based on a Japanese form (Yatsushiro warc) with pierced decorations of grotes4ue dolphins and arabesques in brown, gold and white. Marks: Brownfield, Brownfield's trade mark 420f /12180 (impressed)

"An example of Yatsushiro ware of similar form is illustrated in Audsley and Bowes The Keramic Art of Japan London, 1875. From the A. F. Wenger Collection" [Spencer, p. 23].

References

Spencer, Robin. The Aesthetic Movement and the Cult of Japan. London: The Fine Art Society, 1972. Pl. 90.

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