19th century Japanese Imariware Bottle or Calabash Gourd Figural Vase, Hand-Painted Details

Small and lovely 19th-century figural Japanese bottle gourd with well-executed blossom and fan motifs.

Handpainted and glazed in the Imari style with expressive colours and details.

Very good antique condition; small manufacturing flaws to glaze, with the most obvious ones as pictured. Wear to base and slight wear to glaze commensurate with age .

Measurements: Approximately 13 cm high, with 8 cm diameter at widest part of gourd.