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Painted and glazed porcelain vase. White porcelain in a tapered figure 8 shape with three separate scenes. From the top, there is a gold painted rim, then a band of green glaze over a black outline of squares within squares. Along the bottom are two painted res ones and then a band of green glaze with black outlined feathers in a repeating motif. The middle of the vase is painted red with intricate gold cloud designs, within this are repeating designs in circles. Two are blue glazed interlocking capital I's; Two with red diamond pattern with four pointed flower design inbetween: Two diamond patterns in red and gold with glazed green and purple windows in between them; Two with green glazed sea waves; Two with yellow glazed hemp leaf patterns. All outline is done in black with some gold outline painted after coloring. One scene is of the Seven Gods of Happiness. There is Ebisu - deity of fishermen and tradesmen, pictured with a fishing pole and sea - bream. He wears a yellow glazed robe. Bishamon - god of militarism carries a pagoda to symbolize his missionary role. He is wearing a green glazed outfit. Hotei - with large belly and large sack behind him. Sack is glazed purple. Benten - frmale repreents art, literature, music and eloquence. She is shown playing the biwa. She is wearing a light blue glazed robe. Daikoku - god of wealth holds lucky hammer which can produce anything. He also has a sack of treasures. He has blue glazed sack, yellow glazed jacket, green glazed pants, and purple glazed sash. Fuku - Rokujin - prophet with long head able to perform miracles. Here he is wearing a cloth over his head, and is holding a scroll. He has a purple glazed robe. Jurojin - god of longevity is an old man accompanied by a crane, blue glazed and has a blue glazed robe and blue glazed tunic. Three children play with a top in the foreground. The second scene is outlined in a jagged black edge with a section of gold on black hemp design. A bird is the center of the scene - yellow breasted, purple head, blue and green feathers, all glazed. The bird rests on a limb covered by a vine. All arounf it are green and blue glazed leaves. A few flowers and leaves are outlined in gold. Gold clouds in the background. The third scene is a landscape, reminiscent of Southern China with sharp, high peaks of yellow, blue, green and purple glaze. A body of water is in the center and a small peninsula of rocks, in yellow, purple and green glaze, has a large tree. A man sits on a boat and fishes. He is outlined in gold. Behind this is a gold outlined two storyed building and a smaller one next to it.

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