Lot Essay
See P.L.W. Arts, Japanese Porcelain (Lochem, 1983), p. 62, pl. 33 for a Kakiemon original from which the pattern was derived.
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CIRCA 1728, BLUE CADUCEUS MARK, DREHER'S INCISED X TO FOOTRIM
Details
A Meissen Kakiemon lobed circular two-handled bowl and cover
Circa 1728, blue caduceus mark, Dreher's incised x to footrim
Of lobed circular form, the purple branch handles with turquoise foliage terminals, the cover with a branch and pomegranate finial, painted with gilt-scaled dragons turned towards their tails flanked by flowering branches of prunus and pomegranate (bowl with rubbing to dragons and underside of handles, two small rim chips)
8¼ in. (21 cm.) wide
Circa 1728, blue caduceus mark, Dreher's incised x to footrim
Of lobed circular form, the purple branch handles with turquoise foliage terminals, the cover with a branch and pomegranate finial, painted with gilt-scaled dragons turned towards their tails flanked by flowering branches of prunus and pomegranate (bowl with rubbing to dragons and underside of handles, two small rim chips)
8¼ in. (21 cm.) wide
Literature
Hermann Jedding, 'Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts in Hamburger Privatbesitz' Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Exhibition Catalogue (Hamburg, 1982), p. 125, no. 108, and col. pl. IX.
Exhibited
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 4th June - 5th September 1982.
Special notice
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