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The result of an Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test 195
(sample no. N117b96, dated 28 February 2017) is consistent with the A FOLIATE RIMMED KAKIEMON DISH
dating of this lot. Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1700
Decorated with coloured enamels, the interior with a central medallion
For female haniwa figures with head decorations, two of them with of a pair of cranes wading in shallow water surrounded by windswept
necklaces, see Miki Fumio, Haniwa, Nihon no bijutsu, 19, Tokyo, peonies and violets issuing from rocks, the exterior with a stylized
Shibundo, November 1967, pls.132-134, excavated in Tochigi and foliate vine and inscribed on the base with an apocryphal Chinese
Gunma Prefectures. reign mark with the characters Xuan Ming nianzhi (Made in the Xuan
[de Reign of the] Ming [Dynasty]). 20.2cm (8in) diam.

£800 - 1,200
JPY110,000 - 170,000
US$990 - 1,500

Illustrated on page 128.

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