TWO JAPANESE ARITA BOWLS 18TH CENTURY Both decorated in underglaze blue and with green

TWO JAPANESE ARITA BOWLS

18TH CENTURY

Both decorated in underglaze blue and with green, red and purple enamels and gilt, the largest with four panels shaped as reishi-heads containing stylised lotus flowers and scrolling tendrils alternating with chrysanthemum mon, on a bright green diaper ground, the underside with further shaped panels of flowers and with a fuku mark to the base, the other with a scalloped body decorated with fan-shaped panels of flowers and geometrical designs, both with paper labels for the Mary & Peter White Collection, 20.4cm and 18.1cm respectively. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Mary and Peter White.