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Museum Accession No.: EA1978.668 Catalogue No.: 78 Object type: Bottle Kiln/Location: Kakiemon, Arita Period/Date: mid- to late 17th century Dimensions: H. 14.5 cm Provenance: Reitlinger gift Description: Square bottle. Chamfered, top, short central neck. Greyish paste. Base flat and unglazed. Kakiemon palette. On each side of body, sketchily-drawn spray of Chinese bellflower and poppy growing from grass alternately. On shoulder, band of blue edged with turquoise in wave shapes and solid borders of red. Flat square top is turquoise. Ascending flag pattern in red around base of neck. Exhibited: Porcelain for Palaces, 1990, no. 113 Similar Example: Porcelain for Palaces, 1990, no. 113 Illustrated:	Main View
	Detail of Decoration

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