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A PAIR OF NABESHIMA-STYLE
POLYCHROME SAUCER DISHES
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Painted in underglaze blue, green and yellow enamels with yuzuriha
(Daphniphyllum macropodum), the underside painted with three
repeated sprays of stylised flowers above a high foot encircled by a
band of lappets. Both dishes: 3.8cm x 11.7cm (1½in x 4 5/8in). (2).
£500 - 600
JPY76,000 - 91,000
US$680 - 820
Provenance:
An English private collection acquired mainly during the 1960s and 1970s.

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AN UNUSUAL FOUR-LOBED GLOBULAR VASE
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in red and black iron and gilt with two ho-o birds with
their feathers trailing among clouds on the lobed body beneath two
overlapping shikishi (square poem sheets) brocade embellished
with leafy sprays, elaborate roundels and millefleurs extending from
the neck, the shoulder with two elongated curved handles, the foot
painted in pale blue with a band of repeated lappets; signed on the
base with an almost entirely obliterated signature.
23cm (9in) high.

£600 - 800
JPY91,000 - 120,000
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US$820 - 1,100

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