Spherical Jar with Flowers in a Basket

ca. 1890 (Meiji)

14.8 cm 20.6 cm

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A covered jar in the shape of a globe on a pedestal. The decoration evokes a three-dimensional illusion of a net bag, tied with tassels at the top, swelling and overflowing with of a variety of flowers from different seasons (chrysanthemums, peonies, morning glories, lilies,...

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Edwards Collection, Philadelphia, February 18, 1930, by purchase [considered by that collector to be ""decidedly on of my banner pieces.""]; Stephen W. Fisher, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1995, by gift.
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