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A PAIR OF JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES
EDO PERIOD, 18 CENTURY
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Decorated in underglaze blue with three deer, the animals depicted prancing amongst large maple leaves, both with a brown-edged rim, the reverse with
karakusa scrolls and a fuku mark to the base, both 21cm. (2)
£1,800-2,200
Cf. Ko-Imari: A catalogue of Hizen Porcelain from the Nezu Museum’s Yamamoto Collection, p.61, no.130, for a comparable dish with deer and maple leaves.
Deer and maple leaves are often depicted together in Japanese art as they both symbolise the arrival of autumn. The phrase ‘momiji ni chika’ (maple leaves and deer) also
conveys the idea of a perfect pairing.

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A LARGE JAPANESE ARITA DISH AND TEA BOWL A LARGE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND
EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1700 WHITE DISH
The dish with a foliate rim and painted with a mountainous river landscape, with two thatched huts EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1700
by the shore and sailboats to the fore, the base with a seal mark within double rings, possibly for Decorated in kraak style with two ho-ho birds
‘spring’, together with a small blue and white bowl with a brown glazed rim, painted with figures amongst rockwork, pomegranates and hibiscus
in a continuous landscape, the base with a seal mark for ki (happiness), 30.8cm and 8.9cm dia. flowers to the well, the rim with panels enclosing
respectively. (2) alternating motifs of peonies and other flowers,
£150-250 38.5cm.
£200-300
Provenance: from a deceased estate, Dorset, both purchased from Artemesia Alresford, the plate on
27th August 1998 for £265 and the bowl on 28th May 1998 for £150. Copies of the original invoices
are available.
Cf. G Lang, The Wrestling Boys, An exhibition of Chinese and Japanese ceramics from the 16th to the
18th century in the collection at Burghley House, p.16 no.46, for a comparable tea bowl. The author also
discusses how this piece resembles others produced with Chinese-style decoration for the Dutch market.

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