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Storage vessel with lid by Zôshuntei Sanpo c. 1842–1878. Pear-shaped blue-and-white porcelain storage pot with flat cylindrical lid, Arita, Japan; height 21.8 cm, diameter 15.3 cm. Decorated in a Chinese-style landscape: an old man resting under a pine on a rocky cliff overlooking a broad body of water, with mountainous scenery, a waterfall, lofty peaks, and distant boat sails. Lower base features a wide ornamental band of three vertical and two crossed lines; neck and lower edge of lid have diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs; lid decorated with a rock motif. Style modeled on Chinese Southern School painting and Japanese bunjinga nanga influence; free-form painting with precise, masterful cobalt underglaze lines in bright, pure tones. Underglaze signature: Zoshuntei Sampo zo made by Zoshuntei Sampo. Materials: blue-and-white porcelain. Period: late Edo–Meiji., A ceramic jar with a lid, predominantly white with blue painted designs, showing a landscape scene with a seated human figure among stylized rocks and foliage; the blue decoration varies in intensity from deep cobalt to pale blue, with patterned geometric bands near the top and base; the jar has a rounded body with a narrower neck and lid, and it rests on a reflective surface that mirrors its lower portion; the background is a neutral gray-beige.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Storage vessel lid Zôshuntei Sanpo c 1842–1878 Pear-shaped blue- -white porcelain storage pot flat cylindrical lid Arita Japan height 21.8 cm diameter 15.3 cm Decorated Chinese-style landscape old man resting under pine rocky cliff overlooking broad body water mountainous scenery waterfall lofty peaks distant boat sails Lower base features wide ornamental band three vertical two crossed lines neck lower edge diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs lid decorated rock motif Style modeled Chinese Southern School painting Japanese bunjinga nanga influence free-form painting precise masterful cobalt underglaze lines bright pure tones Underglaze signature Zoshuntei Sampo zo Zoshuntei Sampo Materials blue- -white porcelain Period late Edo–Meiji ceramic jar predominantly white blue painted designs showing landscape scene seated human figure stylized rocks foliage blue decoration varies intensity deep cobalt pale blue patterned geometric bands near top base jar rounded body narrower neck rests reflective surface mirrors lower portion background neutral gray-beige.