Antique Japanese Imari Blue White Porcelain Butsugu Tokkuri Altar Vase Pine 19thC 5"H Usubata the grain visible beneath the

the grain visible beneath the patina

modeled with open mouth and curling mane

Overall length: 6

1952 (printing from original prewar blocks)

The warm amber-brown surface tone is the result of natural aging combined with traditional finishes

Antique Japanese Imari Blue White Porcelain Butsugu Tokkuri Altar Vase Pine 19thC 5"H Usubata the grain visible beneath theJapanese Imari blue and white porcelain tokkuri form altar offering vessel (butsugu), pine landscape with meander border and scale pattern neck, 19th century Japan, Arita; 19th century, Edo to early Meiji period A slender tokkuri form bottle vase in Imari sometsuke () blue and white porcelain, most likely produced as butsugu () a Buddhist altar implement for use on a household butsudan () ancestral memorial altar. The form, scale, and decoration are