Lot 751 , A Japanese Arita square tea canister, c.1700, 26cm
A Japanese Arita square tea canister, c.1700, painted in in Imari palette birds amid trailing flowers, wear to glaze, 26cm
Estimate £150-250
There is occasional glaze flakes on the corners of the upright and heavy scratching to the glaze particularly around the edges of the panels, no visible cracks, chips or restoration.
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Sold for £400