Lot Essay
There is an almost identical charger formerly in the collection of Augustus the Strong in the Porcelain Palace of Dresden and now in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum (no. 7332-1860).
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EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
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A JAPANESE IMARI LARGE CHARGER
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Decorated in iron-red enamel and gilt over underglaze blue with a central roundel containing a flower display in a vase on a low table, bordered by a broad circular band containing poem papers, books and scrolls, surrounded by chrysanthemums, leaves and foliage, the reverse with branches of plum, chrysanthemum and peony
19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) diameter
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Decorated in iron-red enamel and gilt over underglaze blue with a central roundel containing a flower display in a vase on a low table, bordered by a broad circular band containing poem papers, books and scrolls, surrounded by chrysanthemums, leaves and foliage, the reverse with branches of plum, chrysanthemum and peony
19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) diameter
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