Lot Essay
A similar saucer is illustrated in C.J.A. Jörg, Fine and Curious, Amsterdam, 2003, p. 245, ill. 315.
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LATE 17TH CENTURY
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A set of five Arita blue and white saucers
Late 17th Century
From the 'Frederik van Frytom' group, of heart-shaped lobed form, decorated with a river scene showing a sailing-boat, a quay with two figures and moored boats, a man in a rowing-boat in the foreground and a church tower in the back, the base with a Chinese Chenghua six character mark
12.5 cm. wide (5)
Late 17th Century
From the 'Frederik van Frytom' group, of heart-shaped lobed form, decorated with a river scene showing a sailing-boat, a quay with two figures and moored boats, a man in a rowing-boat in the foreground and a church tower in the back, the base with a Chinese Chenghua six character mark
12.5 cm. wide (5)
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