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A KAKIEMON EWER
Edo period (1615-1868), late 17th century
The broad ovoid body surmounted by a tall neck with pinched spout,
painted in coloured enamels with two panels, each with Chinese
boys among flowering peonies and rocks, divided by a stylized
chrysanthemum. 20.2cm (8in).
£1,200 - 1,800
JPY160,000 - 240,000
US$1,500 - 2,200
For an almost identical ewer, see John Ayers, Oliver Impey and J. V. G.
Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-
1750, London, Oriental Ceramic Society, 1990, p.141, pl.100. Another,
with metal mounts, in the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, is
illustrated by Christian J. A. Jorg, Fine and Curious: Japanese Export
Porcelain in Dutch Collections, Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, 2003,
p.74, pl.60. Another was sold in these Rooms, 16 May 2019, lot 145.

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A KAKIEMON SMALL OCTAGONAL DEEP DISH
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1700
Decorated in the centre in typical coloured enamels of blue, green
and iron-red with three deer prancing among fallen maple leaves, the
brown-edged rim with a band of stylized flowers interwoven among
karakusa (‘Chinese grasses’) in similar style; the exterior with three
small scattered blossoms and a floral spray.
4.5cm x 14.5cm (1¾in x 5¾in).
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£1,000 - 1,500
JPY130,000 - 200,000
US$1,200 - 1,900

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