Lot Essay
This may be the piece loaned by Lord Ilchester to "The Oriental Ceramic Society: Loan exhibition of Japanese Porcelain," 1956.3.28--4.28 (cat. no. 174).
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ARITA WARE, KAKIEMON STYLE, EDO PERIOD (1680-1700)
Details
A Porcelain Cuspidor
Arita Ware, Kakiemon Style, Edo Period (1680-1700)
Decorated in polychrome enamels over clear glaze, the bowl with a blue bird, prunus, rock and bamboo, and the lower body with two butterflies and flowering grasses
4.1/8in. (10.4cm.) high; 6in. (15.9cm.) diameter of bowl
Arita Ware, Kakiemon Style, Edo Period (1680-1700)
Decorated in polychrome enamels over clear glaze, the bowl with a blue bird, prunus, rock and bamboo, and the lower body with two butterflies and flowering grasses
4.1/8in. (10.4cm.) high; 6in. (15.9cm.) diameter of bowl
Provenance
Richard W. Weatherhead