A HIRADO PORCELAIN MOONFLASKA HIRADO PORCELAIN MOONFLASKJapan, 1934. Virtuously painted in underglaze blue on the white ground with a kingfisher perched on stems of reeds. The reverse inscribed with a poem and dated kinoe-inu (1934). Signed ENMEI in underglaze blue on the base. HEIGHT 26 cmWEIGHT 1084 gramsProvenance: British private collection.Condition: Perfect condition.This moon flask appears to be the companion to a version painted by the Chinese artist Wang Bu (1898-1968), described and illustrated in The Hong Kong Museum of Art, Brush and Clay: Chinese Porcelain of the Early 20th Century, exhibition catalogue, Urban Council, Hong Kong, 1990, pp.314-315, cat. no.88.