A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH AND TEAPOT AND COVER
A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH AND TEAPOT AND COVER

19TH CENTURY

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A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH AND TEAPOT AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The first a warped dish centering a scholar holding a calligraphy brush, a pine tree to his right, the rim with a band of manji; the second a kettle and cover decorated with panels of flowering prunus and peony, the upright C-shaped handle with a flowerhead on a scrolling vine
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) diameter, the first (2)

拍品專文

Imperfection is treasured in Japanese ceramics, especially in pieces for the tea ceremony or other personal use. Thus Japanese potters purposely created "flaws" like the warped shape of this dish.