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![Rare early Ao-Kutani double gourd vase, Japan, Edo Period, circa 1820 [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA132-1_1-thb-s-2.jpg "Rare early Ao-Kutani double gourd vase, Japan, Edo Period, circa 1820 [thumbnail]")
![Rare early Ao-Kutani double gourd vase (other side), Japan, Edo Period, circa 1820 [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA132-1_2-thb-s-2.jpg "Rare early Ao-Kutani double gourd vase (other side), Japan, Edo Period, circa 1820 [thumbnail]")
![Rare early Ao-Kutani double gourd vase (another side), Japan, Edo Period, circa 1820 [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA132-1_3-thb-s-2.jpg "Rare early Ao-Kutani double gourd vase (another side), Japan, Edo Period, circa 1820 [thumbnail]")
![Rare early Ao-Kutani double gourd vase (close-up of neck), Japan, Edo Period, circa 1820 [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA132-1_4-thb-s-2.jpg "Rare early Ao-Kutani double gourd vase (close-up of neck), Japan, Edo Period, circa 1820 [thumbnail]")
Rare early Ao-Kutani double gourd vase Japan, Edo Period, circa 1820
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Decorated with dragons and clouds, Kutani mark to base.
Dimensions
46cm high
Condition
The sides have flaked and have been filled and repainted. The top has a wooden lamp fitting glued on which can not be removed without damaging the top.
Note
For more information on Ao-Kutani see Gisela Jahn, Meiji Ceramics, Arnoldsche, 2004, pp.171-185.
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