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A GROUP OF ARITA BLUE AND WHITE AN ARITA BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER A KO-SOMETSUKE ‘PEACH’ DISH
WARES VASE Early 17th century
17th century 17th century Thickly potted in an unusual peach shape, the
Comprising: a bracket-rimmed dish vibrantly Expertly painted with two prancing peacocks, interior boldly painted with a peach tree spray,
painted with a waterfall scene; a pair of with scrolled and lappet border patterns at raised on a short foot rim.
saucers decorated with egrets; a handled the shoulder and straight neck. 20.3cm (7 7/8in) wide
ewer loosely decorated with figures. 24cm (10in) high
The ewer: 22cm (8 5/8in) (4). £1,000 - 1,500
£1,000 - 1,500 CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000
£1,000 - 1,500 CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000 Provenance
Provenance With Marchant and Sons ltd., purchased in
Purchased from Collins and Clark, 1965.
Cambridge, by repute.
Exhibited
Compare with the example illustrated by J. The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World in
Ayers, Porcelain for Palaces, 1990, fig. 144. Blue and White, 2003.

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