An Hirado Vase, c. 1850, the globular body and waved neck painted in underglaze blue with chidori above waves or cranes amongst clouds, the whole encircled by two dragons forming the handles, damage and restoration, 31.7cm Damage to base, hole in base, section of dragons body poorly replaced and multiple losses on dragons, toes and face whiskers etc. However this displays very nicely from one side and is the cream of Japanese Ceramics. Hirado Vase C1850 Painted Waves and Circled with Dragons. 1850, the globular body and waved neck painted in underglaze blue with chidori above waves or cranes amongst clouds, the whole encircled by two dragons forming the handles, damage and restoration, 31.7cm. Damage to base, hole in base, section of dragons body poorly replaced and multiple losses on dragons, toes and face whiskers etc. No marks – hole to base. Weight 2770gs Height Depth and Width 12″ x 7″. Several areas of damage, multiple losses on dragons, a large body section in one dragon badly replaced and a hole in the bottom, hairline on rim and yet its its still beautiful. Get Images that Make Supersized Seem Small. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Hirado Vase C1850 Painted Waves and Circled with Dragons” is in sale since Thursday, March 1, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Japanese\Vases”. The seller is “swan_antiques” and is located in Home counties. This item can be shipped worldwide.