Japanese Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 238
A JAPANESE IMARI DISH
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £250
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Description
A JAPANESE IMARI DISH
EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Typically decorated in underglaze blue, gilt and red enamels, painted to the well with a large hanging basket containing peonies and other foliage, the cavetto and rim with alternating panels of stylised flowerheads and a scene depicting a boat by a building and with branches of pine above, the underside painted with further branches following the rim, 37.7cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Lady Kate Davson, née Kate Foster (1938-2020).