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A RARE EARLY ENAMELLED DISH
EDO PERIOD, MID 17TH CENTURY
色絵芙蓉手皿、江戸時代、17世紀中期—後期
the deep dish with everted rim and ring foot, decorated in
green, blue, iron red and black enamels with buddhistic
emblems in the Kraak style
20 cm, 7⅞ in. diam.
£ 2,000-3,000
€ 2,300-3,400 US$ 2,650-3,950

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A KUTANI DISH
EDO PERIOD, MID - LATE 17TH CENTURY
古九谷 色絵皿、江戸時代、17世紀中期—後期
the circular dish on ring foot decorated in iron red, green, black
and brown enamels, with a tiger amongst bamboo, bordered
by pearl shaped panels containing buddhistic emblems, kin
mark on base
22 cm, 8⅝ in. diam.
£ 5,000-7,000
€ 5,700-7,900 US$ 6,600-9,300

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AN ARITA KORO
EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY
伊万里 色絵香炉、江戸時代、17世紀後期
a deep bowl with everted rim on short foot and everted base,
the sides with applied rectangular handles, the domed cover
pierced with an uchiwa, a cherry blossom and a sacred pearl,
surmounted by a karashishi finial, decorated in iron red, blue,
green and black enamel and gilt with cherry blossoms and
foliage
13 cm, 5⅛ in.
PROVENANCE
The collection of Augustus the Strong, Johanneum mark Z=ZO
For a similar example in the Dresden Porcelain Collection
(Dresdener Porzellansammlung), see Friedrich Reichel, Early
Japanese Porcelain: Arita Porcelain in the Dresden Collection,
(Leipzig 1980), pl. 31

£ 7,000-8,000
€ 7,900-9,100 US$ 9,300-10,600

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