Lot Essay
Similar examples are in the Burghley House collection, illustrated in The Burghley Porcelains, New York, 1986, no. 74; and M. Hinton, Oliver Impey, Kakiemon Porcelain from the English Country House, Flowers of Fire, 1990, p.39, pl.11. In Soame Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, London, 1965, no.54a, a similar jar is illustrated where it states that another piece in Japan is described as 'probably by Kakiemon I', who died in 1666.
A single jar and cover was sold in our London Rooms, King Street, 16 June 1998, lot 226.
A single jar and cover was sold in our London Rooms, King Street, 16 June 1998, lot 226.