Lot 173: A Trio of Noritake Hand Painted Porcelain Landscape Vases

A trio of Japanese porcelain garniture pieces comprising a pair of twin-handled baluster vases and a central ovoid lidded jar. Each piece is decorated with hand-painted continuous landscape scenes featuring a river or lake with architectural ruins, likely a castle or fortress, set against a mountainous background under a sunset sky. The upper and lower sections are finished in a deep cobalt blue glaze, heavily embellished with raised gilt moriage foliate and floral patterns. The vases feature flared rims and ornate scrolled gilt handles, while the central jar is topped with a domed lid and a pointed gilt finial.

The base of one piece bears a blue printed mark consisting of the name Noritake in cursive script to the left of a circular device. The device contains a stylized M inside a laurel wreath, surrounded by the words MADE IN JAPAN.