Japanese Art II - 23rd May 2023

Lot 265

A JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE BOWL

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £700

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Description

A JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE BOWL, COVER AND TWO DISHES

EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

The bowl and possibly associated cover both with a scalloped rim, decorated in underglaze blue, gilt and polychrome enamels with flowering sprays of chrysanthemum and reishi heads; one dish with a foliate body and painted with further blooms, and the other dish with two small birds, bamboo and peonies, the rim with prunus blossoms, 15.6cm max. (4)

Provenance: from the collection of David Stopher, Kent.