A Lovely Hirado Vase – Butterflies & Mums Relief-Meiji
December 2012 Auction by Far East Asian Art

This very handsome Hirado vase features a nice uncluttered design of butterflies done in underglaze Hirado blue. These are surrounded by a number of delicate relief mums all over the vase – a total of six mums and their attached leaves have been applied to the vase – two on the tall narrow neck and four on the sides.

The base of the globular lower half of the vase has a geometric nishidike design in the same underglaze Hirado blue...