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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS PROPERTY FROM THE PORTLAND ART MUSEUM,
PORTLAND, OREGON, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM
6001 ACQUISITION FUND
TWO BLUE-AND-WHITE PORCELAIN VESSELS
19th century 6004
The first a Hirado ware jar, the globular body decorated in shades A GROUP OF THREE IMARI PORCELAIN BOWLS
of cobalt blue with pigeons amid flowering vines extending up over Taisho/Showa era
the flat fitted lid surmounted by a large Chinese lion (karashishi) finial, The largest molded in twelve lobes; the second of octagonal shape
the glaze with a faint celadon tint; the second an Arita cup-washer, with openwork panels; the third a small deep bowl (wear to enamels).
the interior of the steep-sided bowl painted in underglaze blue with 12 5/8, 9 1/2 and 7 1/4in (32, 24 and 18.5cm) diameters
a kestrel on a cliff near cresting waves, the exterior with floral sprays
above blue string bands bordering a large saw-tooth band encircling US$500 - 750
the tall foot (surface wear).
9in (23cm) height of jar; 10 1/4in (26cm) diameter of bowl 6005
A GROUP OF FOUR CERAMICS
US$1,000 - 1,500 18th century and later
The first an Arita jar with underglaze blue decoration and later
6002 overglaze enamel decoration (losses, altered); the second an Imari
A PAIR OF MASSIVE BLUE-AND-WHITE OVOID PORCELAIN style double gourd bottle with raised chrysanthemum flower heads
URNS (chipped); the third a camellia leaf green oil dish stamped Bunzan
Meiji era, 19th century (chipped, wear); the fourth a Kakiemon style enameled lozenge-
Each elongated body painted in shades of underglaze blue with shape dish centered with a fruiting pomegranate branch.
a lush flowering landscape bordered by a pond and populated by 9 5/8in (24.5cm) height of gourd bottle
various types of birds, all below raised horizontal rings framing a wide
central bulb with a cobalt blue band of stylized peonies separating US$500 - 750
medallions of fruiting branches or mountain landscapes, the waisted
neck decorated with further birds and flowering branches below a 6006
wide scalloped-edged rim (damage to rims, some repairs). A GROUP OF FOUR IMARI PORCELAIN CONTAINERS
74in (188cm) high Taisho/Showa era
Including a pair of chrysanthemum flower-shaped dishes with lobed
US$4,000 - 6,000 rims and ribbon patterns converging on a phoenix and paulownia
blossom roundel; the third a large bowl with incised ribs to the
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. ROBERT ROSEN, exterior walls; the fourth a small deep bowl.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 12 1/8, 9 1/2 and 7 5/8in (31, 24 and 19.3cm) diameters
6003 US$500 - 750
AN ARITA BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SQUARE DISH
Edo period
The interior well painted in shades of underglaze blue with a sinuous
dragon amid cloud scrolls framed by geometric and key-fret bands at
the cavetto, the wide flaring rim with further key-fret patterning at the
corners alternating with smaller stylized bird reserves on a painted
nanako ground, the exterior with peony blossoms issuing from leafy
tendrils above three cobalt blue string bands encircling the tall foot
rim, the base with another string band framing a debased ‘Qianlong’
mark (minute rim chips).
2 7/8 x 10 3/4 x 11in (7.3 x 27.4 x 28cm) dimensions
US$700 - 900
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