A JAPANESE KAKIEMON BOWL C.1680 Decorated in underglaze blue and with bright polychrome enamels

A JAPANESE KAKIEMON BOWL

C.1680

Decorated in underglaze blue and with bright polychrome enamels, the well with a central roundel containing two large fans, the cavetto with a continuous band of formal lotus flowers, scrolling clouds and ho-ho birds in flight, the reverse with stylised sailboats and houses nestled in a valley, the deep bowl rising from a short foot decorated with a comb design, a fuku mark to the base, 21.2cm.

Provenance: previously the collection of Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), Assistant Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum (1931-1967). Jenyns published many books on Chinese and Japanese ceramics which are now considered references. Now the property of an English gentleman.