CERAMICS
A PAIR OF KO-KUTANI DISHES
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A PAIR OF KO-KUTANI DISHES
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Each shallow decagonal dish painted with a large central medallion of a long-tailed phoenix rendered in enamels of green, yellow and blue with details of iron-red within a wide border of yellow and aubergine foliate scroll, the undersides painted in iron-red and black with scattered pine needles, the short foot encircled by a single and double outer ring, the iron-red fuku mark in the center of the underside in turn encircled by a double ring, rims chocolate brown- 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) diameter (2)
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Each shallow decagonal dish painted with a large central medallion of a long-tailed phoenix rendered in enamels of green, yellow and blue with details of iron-red within a wide border of yellow and aubergine foliate scroll, the undersides painted in iron-red and black with scattered pine needles, the short foot encircled by a single and double outer ring, the iron-red fuku mark in the center of the underside in turn encircled by a double ring, rims chocolate brown- 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) diameter (2)