A Sawasa ware bowl
A Sawasa ware bowl

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

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A Sawasa ware bowl
Edo Period (18th Century)
Engraved and chased with sprays of flowers between three lobed cartouches in high relief on a gilt nanako ground depicting landscapes with pavilions, birds in flight and flowers and foliage, the rim with a band of gilt engraved key fret design, some old wear
5.5/8in. (13.8cm.)
Literature
For a similar example see Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Sawasa, Japanese export art in black and gold (Zwolle,1998), p.100, pl.D.7.1

Lot Essay

For a similar example see Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Sawasa, Japanese Export Art in Black and Gold (Zwolle,1998), p. 100, pl. D.7.1

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