Japanese & Korean Works of Art - 20th May 2025
Lot 332
TWO JAPANESE POLYCHROME DISHES
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
TWO JAPANESE POLYCHROME DISHES
EDO PERIOD (1615-1868), PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY
17.2cm max. (2)
WITHOUT RESERVE
Both dishes decorated in underglaze blue, polychrome enamels and gilt; the top half of the gourd-shaped dish painted with a flowering prunus tree, the lower part with a dense diaper pattern; raised on a short foot with key fret, a fuku mark to the base; the other dish embellished with stylised kabosu citrus fruits, framed by an alternating band of chrysanthemum mon, scrolling tendrils, and further diaper, the reverse with two clusters of tasselled coins and scrolls.