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A RARE FOUR-SIDED KENJO-IMARI BOTTLE A KYO-YAKI EARTHENWARE BOX AND COVER
IN NABESHIMA-STYLE IN THE FORM OF A GOBAN (BOARD FOR PLAYING GO)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
Each face decorated with formalised scrolling floral pendants in Of typical square form, supported on four bun feet, the removable
underglaze blue and overglaze enamels, two suspended with the cover marked out with small squares, the sides with alternating
character ju (longevity) alternating with shippo-hanabishi (flowery- prunus, bamboo and hanabishi shippo-zunagi (flowery-diamond
diamond linked-jewels) enclosed within a circle, all on a foliate linked-jewels) designs, all in rich blue and green enamels and gilding,
diapered ground. 22.5cm (8 7/8in) high. the interior of the box similarly painted with plum blossoms and the
inside of the cover with turbulent water; with an unassociated wooden
£1,500 - 2,000 storage box. 7.6cm x 11.2cm (3in x 4 3/8in). (3).
JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,100 - 2,800
£1,000 - 1,500
Illustrated on page 175. JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100
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A FOLIATE-RIMMED KAKIEMON BOWL 336
Edo period (1615-1868), l8th century AN IMARI MEDICINE JAR
Decorated with red, turquoise and blue enamels, the interior and Edo period (1615-1868), late 17th/early 18th century
exterior scattered with sparse small floral sprays with feathery leaves Decorated in iron-red, yellow and green overglaze enamels and
scattered over the interior and exterior. underglaze blue with a continuous scene of three birds, two perched
2.7cm x 18cm (1in x 7¼in) diam. and one swooping among peonies and fruiting pomegranate sprays
enclosed within a wide frieze encircling the body, the neck with four
£800 - 1,200 vertical stalks of red blossoms. 26cm (10¼in) high.
JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,100 - 1,700 £2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000
Illustrated on page 175. US$2,800 - 4,200
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A LARGE NABESHIMA-STYLE DISH An identical jar is illustrated in Oliver Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain:
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford,
Painted in underglaze blue with a large gnarled plum tree, the Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, 2002, p.184, no.290.
underside with three groups of sprays of large formalised peony
blossoms with foliage, supported on a high foot, similarly painted with
a band of a shippo-zunagi (linked-jewel) design.
11cm x 34cm (4 3/8in x 13 3/8in).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100
Illustrated on page 175.

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