A NABESHIMA DISH decorated with the seikai-ha design, in iron-red, black, green and yellow enamels on underglaze blue with two wagtails perched on aquatic plants including waterchestnut, the reverse with three shippo musubi design, the tall ring foot with comb design (minor chips on rim), early 18th century

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A NABESHIMA DISH decorated with the seikai-ha design, in iron-red, black, green and yellow enamels on underglaze blue with two wagtails perched on aquatic plants including waterchestnut, the reverse with three shippo musubi design, the tall ring foot with comb design (minor chips on rim), early 18th century
15cm. diam.

Lot Essay

A similar example is illustrated in Nihon no Toji, 1972, vol. 6, pl.38, Iro-Nabeshima, 1965, pl. 6, and John Ayers, The Baur Collection, Genève 1982, pl. E54

Of this rare design of Nabeshima it is noted that this is representative design of go-sun zara '15cm. dish' in the finest period and rare with its use of black enamel

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