Lot Essay
George Wingfield Digby, keeper of the textile department at the Victoria and Albert Museum (1947-1972), with his wife Cornelia, formed an important Kakiemon collection.
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EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Details
A kakiemon koro
Edo period (late 17th Century)
Decorated in iron-red, green, blue and black enamels, depicting symbols of longevity, with a minogame and crane among pine, reeds and bamboo
4in. (10cm.) diam.
Edo period (late 17th Century)
Decorated in iron-red, green, blue and black enamels, depicting symbols of longevity, with a minogame and crane among pine, reeds and bamboo
4in. (10cm.) diam.
Provenance
The Collection of Mrs Cornelia Wingfield Digby and the late George Wingfield Digby, formerly keeper at the Victoria and Albert Museum (1957-1972)
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