Four Imari salt cellars

circular, painted to the center with a flower surrounded by leady tendrils and flowers, in underglaze blue, iron red and gilt ; together with two Imari tripod salt cellars, China, Qing Dynasty

Circular salt cellars : There is fritting to the edges of the salt cellars, and small shallow chips. There are scattered firing imperfections. Otherwise overall good condition. Tripod sall cellars : There are some small shallow chips to the rim, and losses to the glaze on the upper part of the feet. One with a ca. 1 cm hairline crack starting at the rim.
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