Japanese Works of Art - 13 Nov 2025
A JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE DISH WITH DRAGON
A JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE DISH WITH DRAGON
PROBABLY EDO, 18H CENTURY
With a foliate rim, decorated to the well with a large writhing dragon, the cavetto with a band of flowerheads and scrolling tendrils; the reverse with another band of flowers and scrolls around the foot, 14.6cm.
Cf. The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Shibata Collection Part 5, p.69 for another Kakiemon-style dish with a similar dragon to the well.
WITHOUT RESERVE