   Hizen ware: beakers and bottle Lithograph, Bauer, published 1875 Left — Beaker of fine old Hizen porcelain, from the set to which belongs this covered jar. Height: 24 inches. Centre — Triple gourd-shaped bottle, of old Hizen porcelain, beautifully decorated with floral sprays. The disposition of the ornamentation upon this piece is worthy of study. On the lowest and largest bulb the flowers and leaves are placed close together, and rise vertically, giving the idea of strength and supporting power; the middle bulb is also treated richly, but with sprays disposed spirally, giving the idea of lightness and the need of support; and the top bulb is covered with light branches of red mume, pendent from the neck-band like the branches of a drooping tree seen against the clear sky. It would, probably, be impossible to decorate such a complex shape as is here presented in a way more satisfactory to the eye, or more sound from a decorative art point of view. No mark. Height: 28 inches. Right — Beaker, belonging to another set, preserved in the Dresden Collection. It is somewhat similar to the first one, differing only in the regularity observed in the disposition of the masses of blue, the larger use of red grounds, and in the birds introduced. No mark. Height: 24 inches.
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