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OTHER PROPERTIES PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN OTHER PROPERTIES
MICHAEL KAUFFMANN
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A GILT DECORATED PORCELAIN 3221 A PAIR OF STUDIO WARE BOWLS
BALUSTER VASE A LARGE PORCELAIN CHARGER WITH COVERS
Edo period (19th century) By the Fukagawa workshop, Meiji era By Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914)
The ovoid body decorated with a continuous (early 20th century) The exterior of each bowl and lid decorated
landscape populated by flocks of cranes finely Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt with a scattered pattern of underglaze blue
painted in shades of gold over a black ground, with a late autumn scene of a crow perched landscape panels and roundels of figures,
portions of the design emulating various on a gnarled branch and two sparrows in birds, pavilions and geometric design
lacquer techniques, a pair of animal mask-and- flight, a stand of chrysanthemums below, reserved on a bright yellow enamel ground
loop handles applied to the shoulder below the rim decorated with a brocade floral and set between cobalt blue string bands
scattered fans of gilt and colored enamels lozenge pattern, the underside with foliate repeated on the foot rim, the rim edges
surrounding the waisted neck, the unusual foot scroll in underglaze blue, five spur marks, applied with thin bands of iron oxide, the
encircled by an undulating floral ribbon above a signed Fukagawa sei and with the Fukugawa bases impressed Seifu
dished rim accented with a geometric-pattern workshop mark 4 1/2in (11.4cm) diameter
band in red enamel, the base with a studio 18 1/2in (47cm) diameter $1,500 - 2,500
mark reading Shu/Mune $1,000 - 1,500
11 3/4in (30cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
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