An Imari Porcelain Octagonal Jar Mounted as a Table Lamp

A baluster table lamp formed from an octagonal porcelain jar and matched domed cover, decorated in the traditional Imari palette. The porcelain body is moulded with eight faceted panels, hand-painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze iron-red with muted gilt highlights. Each main facet depicts flowering chrysanthemums and prunus issuing from stylised rockwork, framed by scrolling foliage and floral roundels along the neck, shoulders, and lower register.\n\nThe vessel has been drilled through the base and fitted with a central brass threaded rod, securing the domed cap in place beneath a standard brass bayonet/screw fitting. It rests upon a fitted ebonised wooden plinth cut to echo the octagonal profile of the foot. The lamp is presented with a vintage faceted fabric shade supported by a brass harp fitting. Mid-century conversion of an export porcelain vessel from the late Meiji period.