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ARITA WARE, KO-KUTANI TYPE, EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Details
A circular porcelain dish
Arita ware, Ko-kutani type, Edo period (late 17th century)
The round shallow dish decorated in polychrome enamels with a long-tailed bird perched on a pine branch, framed by three square bands with geometric design on a green ground with stylized cloud design, the underside decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with Fuku mark and overglaze polychrome enamels with scrolling flowers
12 in. (30.5 cm.) diameter
Arita ware, Ko-kutani type, Edo period (late 17th century)
The round shallow dish decorated in polychrome enamels with a long-tailed bird perched on a pine branch, framed by three square bands with geometric design on a green ground with stylized cloud design, the underside decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with Fuku mark and overglaze polychrome enamels with scrolling flowers
12 in. (30.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
An accompanying note written in pencil by a former owner (H. E. W.) states that the dish was from the collection of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874–1960) and acquired from Yamanaka & Company, Boston in 1939 for $130.