Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). A tetradecagon lobed pot and cover with rounded handle, overall decorated in iron-red enamels with planters containing flowering plants. HEIGHT 10 cm Condition: With chips to the inner cover rim and the spout, otherwise good condition with traces of use. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by the grandfather of Mr. Holzapfel before 1970 and has been in the Holzapfel family ever since.