A Kakiemon ewerEdo period (1615-1868), late 17th century
The broad ovoid body surmounted by a tall neck with pinched spout, painted in coloured enamels with two panels, each with Chinese boys among flowering peonies and rocks, divided by a stylized chrysanthemum. 20.2cm (8in).注脚For an almost identical ewer, see John Ayers, Oliver Impey and J. V. G. Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, London, Oriental Ceramic Society, 1990, p.141, pl.100. Another, with metal mounts, in the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, is illustrated by Christian J. A. Jorg, Fine and Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, 2003, p.74, pl.60. Another was sold in these Rooms, 16 May 2019, lot 145.