18TH CENTURY
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Seven Imari bowls
18th Century
The first ribbed to the inside and decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt with sprays of flowers and scrolling foliage, the exterior with ho-o birds among flowers and rocks, (slight rubbing), 11cm. diam.; another decorated in iron-red, various coloured enamels and gilt with sprays of flowers to the interior, the exterior with a honeycomb decoration, (rubbing), 11cm.; another decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt on underglaze blue, with a spray of blossom to the centre beneath branches of flowering cherry blossom and pine, the rim with sho-chiku-bai, the exterior with two panels similarly decorated, (some rubbing to gilt and enamels), 20.4cm. diam.; another with a spray of chrysanthemum in a roundel to the centre, the exterior with sprays of irises and stylised cartouches, (slight rubbing), 17.9cm. diam.; one with sprays of plum, cherry and chrysanthemums, (some rubbing,), 10.6cm. diam.; another with part of a balcony, screens, bamboo fences, blossoming cherry and plum trees, signed Daimin seika nensei, (slight rubbing), 9.5cm. diam.; and one with a spray of cherry blossom to the centre, the rim with a geometric design, the exterior with sprays of peony and chrysanthemum, (slight rubbing), 10.5cm. diam. (7)
18th Century
The first ribbed to the inside and decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt with sprays of flowers and scrolling foliage, the exterior with ho-o birds among flowers and rocks, (slight rubbing), 11cm. diam.; another decorated in iron-red, various coloured enamels and gilt with sprays of flowers to the interior, the exterior with a honeycomb decoration, (rubbing), 11cm.; another decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt on underglaze blue, with a spray of blossom to the centre beneath branches of flowering cherry blossom and pine, the rim with sho-chiku-bai, the exterior with two panels similarly decorated, (some rubbing to gilt and enamels), 20.4cm. diam.; another with a spray of chrysanthemum in a roundel to the centre, the exterior with sprays of irises and stylised cartouches, (slight rubbing), 17.9cm. diam.; one with sprays of plum, cherry and chrysanthemums, (some rubbing,), 10.6cm. diam.; another with part of a balcony, screens, bamboo fences, blossoming cherry and plum trees, signed Daimin seika nensei, (slight rubbing), 9.5cm. diam.; and one with a spray of cherry blossom to the centre, the rim with a geometric design, the exterior with sprays of peony and chrysanthemum, (slight rubbing), 10.5cm. diam. (7)