Jar, c.1868-1900
Made for the export market, this Japanese jar is decorated with a Samurai warrior and a courtesan on reserved panels in overglaze polychrome enamels and lacquer. The jar is from Arita, Saga Prefecture and is in the Ko-Imari style. Arita was one of the first sites in Japan to produce porcelain, following the discovery of porcelain clay in the area near the end of the 16th century.
