An octogonal Kakiemon dish

EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)

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An octogonal Kakiemon dish
Edo Period (Late 17th century)
Decorated in blue, turquoise, red, black and gold enamels, depicting a scene from the Shiba Onko story (known as "the Hob-in-the-well" design), the wide rim with a band of flowerheads and scrolling foliage, some old restoration
8.7/8in. (22.5cm.) diam.

拍品專文

The "Hob in the Well" was the title given to this design by the Chelsea factory, based on a farce written by Colley Cibber in 1715 entitled "Flora" or "Hob in the Well". It illustrates an 11th century Chinese story in which a boy was rescued from drowining by the quick action of his friend Sze-ma Kwang (Shiba Onko), who broke the large water jar into which he had fallen.

A similar example is in the Sherborne Castle collection, see, Hinton, Mark and Impey, Oliver, Kakiemon, Porcelain From The English Country House, (Christie's, 1989), p. 55, pl. 31.