Mid 19th Century Hand-painted Japanese Fabric Celebrating a Birth (1) Signage This absolutely stunning Chinese jar

This absolutely stunning Chinese jar originated in the Zhejiang Province in the mid 19th century

The rough dimensions for this jar are as follows: H - 32cm

rounded “satogata” (village-styled) body with a broad

This pot was wheel thrown and has a dark brown slip-glaze which covers majority of the outer and inner surfaces

Mid 19th Century Hand-painted Japanese Fabric Celebrating a Birth (1) Signage This absolutely stunning Chinese jarThis interesting piece of fabric originated in Japan within the Bakumatsu period. The beautiful hand painted calligraphy describes the information of a birth. The main text translates to 'Omiya Taigagen' which we believe is the name of the child. The smaller text translates to 'Bunkyu 2nd Year' which is 1862, and 'September due date' giving us the dates of when the child was meant to be born. Due to the age of this piece, there is some wear on the