AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE PORCELAIN STRAINER AND TWO IMARI DISHES EDO PERIOD

AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE PORCELAIN STRAINER AND TWO IMARI DISHES

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

All three decorated in underglaze blue, gilt, and polychrome enamels, the colander with a wide body raised on three conical feet, decorated to the well with a tripod vase containing a large bouquet of peony, with radiating panels to the rim enclosing further flowers, landscapes and formal designs; the reverse with karakusa scrolls and the unglazed base inscribed with an old European collection number; the two dishes with further flowers, one with a central design of a pavilion by a pond and with blossoming prunus beside it, unmarked, and the other with a Chinese Chenghua mark, 31cm max. (3)

Provenance: from the collection of David Stopher, Kent.