Antique Japanese Porcelain Scent Bottle Hand Painted

Beautiful antique Japanese porcelain scent bottle, featuring an unusual double-gourd / figure-of-eight shape and charming hand-painted decoration. The bottle is decorated with a traditional Japanese-style landscape scene, including trees, mountains, rocks and foliage, painted in soft blue, green, pink, red and black tones. A red painted sash/bow surrounds the centre, adding a lovely decorative detail. It has an attractive domed gilt/brass-tone metal stopper with moulded decoration. The underside has a small painted mark, although I have not been able to identify the maker with certainty. Approx. height: 10cm / 4 inches including stopper. Condition Please note there is a circular opening/damaged area to the underside with a rough exposed edge, clearly shown in the photographs. There is also some age-related wear to the painted decoration and wear/tarnishing to the metal stopper. The damage is on the underside and does not detract significantly from the bottle’s attractive appearance when displayed, but please study all photographs carefully before purchasing. Early 20th century, approximately 1900–1930.