An Armorial bowl and another

LATE 17TH CENTURY

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An Armorial bowl and another
Late 17th Century
Decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt with a coat of arms surrounded by stylized flowers, the reverse with two sprays of chrysanthemums, slight old wear; and a Fukugawa bowl of octagonal form, decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt on underglaze blue, with a coat of arms, Manebit Victoria, surrounded by two ho-o birds and stylized clouds, late 19th century
96in. (13.7cm.) and 8¼in. (20.9cm.) diam. respectively (2)

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Recent research shows that the arms may not be Portuguese as previously published in Soame Jenyn's Japanese Porcelain but Dutch and those of the Van der Meyden family as published in Memoreij Boek van Wapenen of Evert van Well

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