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Japanese Arita porcelain vase, multi-lobed body with bulges and a long, narrow neck, with rich decoration of bats, birds and flowers on a stylized plant background, signed Hichozan Shinpo (by Tashiro Monzaemon*), from the second half of the 19th century.
This vase is in good condition and is very decorative. It has a hole in the base.
Please note: slight wear to the gilding threads, tiny enamel defects, wear and tear, see photos.
honorary samurai and merchant, created the Hichōzan Shinpo company in Arita in 1856. The lord of Saga granted him the exclusive privilege of exporting porcelain from the port of Nagasaki, when Japan reopened to the world. He established branches in Nagasaki, Yokohama, Shanghai, and even in New York, and enjoyed a monopoly until the early 1870s. Tashiro Monzaemon was in charge of the Arita section for the Vienna World's Fair in 1873; he notably presented monumental corolla vases, whose elegant form met with great success. These porcelains, reserved exclusively for export, contributed to the stylistic and iconographic renewal of Arita.
See Ariana - Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass Geneva
