Japanese Works of Art - 16th November 2023
Lot 706
A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED DISH
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £630
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Description
A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED DISH
EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
The foliate body painted with a central medallion enclosing two large peaches on a leafy branch, with a brown rim and three concentric rings to the reverse, the base with a fuku mark, 21.3cm.
Provenance: from the collection of David and Margaret Mellis, Presbyterian missionaries in China, c.1900-14.
Cf. O Impey, C J A Jörg and C Mason, Dragons, Tigers and Bamboo, Japanese Porcelain and its Impact in Europe, p.77, fig.28 for another dish with the same decoration. The authors suggest these dishes may be early examples of the Kakiemon workshop.