Lot Essay
For a similar larger example see Friedrich Reichel, Early Japanese Porcelain, Arita Porcelain in the Dresden Collection, (London, 1981), pl.51
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EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Details
An Imari Dish from a European Court Collection
Edo Period (late 17th century)
Decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gilt with an elaborate European-style vase containing a dense floral display of tulip, cherry blossom, plum blossom and peony
26cm. diam.
Edo Period (late 17th century)
Decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gilt with an elaborate European-style vase containing a dense floral display of tulip, cherry blossom, plum blossom and peony
26cm. diam.
Provenance
The 17th century collection of Elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1670-1733). Johanneum mark N:136.