A NABESHIMA STYLE DISH

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A NABESHIMA STYLE DISH
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

The large dish set on a high foot painted in underglaze blue with a paulownia tree in full blossom, bamboo branches and a diagonal swath of clouds, the foot encircled by a ring of diaperwork and the underside decorated with large peony sprays in matching underglaze blue-- 13 in. (32.8 cm.) diameter