A BLUE-GLAZED VASE JAPAN, 20TH CENTURY BY MIURA CHIKUSEN I (1853-1915) |

the elongated ovoid body rising from a tapered foot to a domed shoulder opening to form the flush mouth, covered overall in a dappled cobalt glaze resulting from the fukizimi ('blown pigment') technique, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue reading Heian Chikusen kansei ('made by Heian Chikusen'), original Japanese wood box (3)