Japanese Pottery Kutani Ware Enamel-Decorated Palace Vase. Of high-shouldered tapered form, painted with rows of spider mums, chrysanthemums and daisies on a black ground, the neck surrounded by foliate panels and the base by a lappet border, the interior glazed in yellow; the sides of the ebonized wood stand carved with scrolled vinery and each corner with a male mask, surrounded by stylized lotus flower borders, raised on paw feet. Vase: H: 36.75 in., Diam: 15 in. Stand: H: 17.75 in., W: 20.375 in., D: 20.375 in.

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