Asian Art - 15th November 2017

Lot 754

A RARE JAPANESE NABESHIMA-STYLE CELADON FOOTED DISH

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3000

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Description

A RARE JAPANESE NABESHIMA-STYLE CELADON FOOTED DISH, SHAKU-ZARA

EDO PERIOD 1603-1868

The well incised with three books with side-stitched binding on which lie two paint brushes, the ground with kikko (hexagonal cells) containing flowerheads, the rim and footrim white and the underside left undecorated, 30.5cm.

Provenance: a Scottish private collection acquired in the early 20th century.