The vase is well potted with a mallet-shaped body with sides tapering towards the foot from the canted shoulder. The tall neck is flanked by a pair of phoenix handles below the widely flared mouth with upturned rim, covered overall with an even glaze of soft crackling sea-green tone which falls just above the edge of the foot, and which also covers the inside of the foot and the flat base. The foot is covered with a brown wash. A Japanese wood box. PROVENANCE A private collection, Kansai, Japen. Height 11.75" Diameter 5"