Japanese Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 202
TWO CHINESE KO-SOMETSUKE DISHES FOR THE JAPANESE MARKET
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £600
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Description
TWO CHINESE KO-SOMETSUKE DISHES FOR THE JAPANESE MARKET
TIANQI 1621-27
Both decorated in underglaze blue, the first with a boy holding a tether to which a bird is attached, the pet perched on a pine tree and looking up as another bird flies past, with mountains to the side and the full moon above; the other dish with a cluster of clams on an abstract banded ground, raised on a short circular foot, 21.9cm and 17.5cm respectively. (2)