Lot 258
RARE HIRADO PORCELAIN 'EROTIC' OKIMONO SHOWING MOXIBUSTION POINTS
MEIJI PERIOD
Auction: 13 March 2019 at 10:00 GMT
£350
Description
depicting an amorous couple, their hair picked out in underglaze blue, their backs painted with moxibustion points
Dimensions
10.5cm wide
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Scottish collection.
Note:
Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy which consists of burning dried mugwort on particular points on the body. It plays an important role in the traditional medical systems of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia.