Cylindrical porcelain brushpot on a slightly bulging foot. In underglaze cobalt blue a pair of deer grazing between fall flowers, such as chrysanthemum, Suzuki grass and bush clover. At the upper edge a border of stylized clouds, around the foot a band of stylized waves. Upper edge colored brown.
Seto, Japan, Meiji era, 1890s
H 4.5 x W at top 3.5 x W at foot 3.9 in.
Tiny glaze chip at upper edge, several short, thin cracks and discolorations at the bottom edge and a larger chip. Nevertheless elegant piece in stable condition.
