Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 336
A JAPANESE KAKIEMON BOWL C.1680 Decorated in underglaze blue and with bright polychrome enamels
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £420
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Description
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.