Description:
Imari Sake Bottle, Japan, 19th century, four-sided with square base and a short waisted mouth, decorated in Ko-Imari style with a prunus and pine sprigs on a white ground, two butterflies in green and iron red alternating on the four-sided shoulder, ht. 8 3/8 in.
From the Estate of Peter L. Rosenberg
Estimate $800-1,000
in good condition with minor chips and firing flaws such as pockmarks and crack.
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