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Two Arita blue and white ewers
LATE 17TH CENTURY
Details
Two Arita blue and white ewers
Late 17th Century
With globular bodies, slender flaring necks, loop handles and curved spouts with S-shaped adjoining sections, painted with scenes of ladies and gentlemen in gardens of willow and rockwork, the handles with karakusa scroll, areas of repair
22.5 cm. and 23 cm. high (2)
Literature
Lunsingh Scheurleer, Japans porselein met blauwe decoraties uit de tweede helft van de zeventiende en de eerste helft van de achttiende eeuw, in: Mededelingenblad vrienden van de nederlandse ceramiek, 64/65, 1971, fig. 107.
Exhibited
Leeuwarden, Gemeentelijk Museum Het Princessehof, Japans blauw wit porselein op Hollandse bestelling en in de japanse smaak, 10 April - 19 June 1981, fig. 101.
Special notice
Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.
Lot Essay
A similar example is illustrated in Ko-Imari Porcelain from the Collection of Oliver Impey, Barry Davies Oriental Art Ltd., 1997, p. 40-41, no. 17.