   Hizen ware: covered jar Lithograph, by Bauer, published 1875. A covered jar of fine old Hizen porcelain, from the Imperial Keramic Collection, Japanisches Palais, Dresden, this specimen is the centre piece of a full set of jars and beakers, amongst the most beautiful groups in such collections. In highly glazed porcelain, the design presents some features which are peculiarly Japanese, the most pronounced of these being the irregularly outlined and disposed masses of blue floral scroll-work. The remaining space which surrounds the body of the jar is decorated with rock-work, trees, flowers, and the fabulous ho-ho, painted in brilliant colours, and very richly gilded. Round the neck, upon a scarlet ground, are disposed gold and white dragons and blue clouds. The cover is decorated with blue floral scroll-work, similar to that on the jar, and is surmounted with the Japanese conventionalised lion placed upon a rock. The porcelain is of fine quality and carefully manipulated, but bears no mark. Height: 37 inches. Lithograph, by Bauer, published 1875.
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