Lot Essay
A similar example sold in these Rooms, 17 June 1996, lot 5.
FUKU MARK, EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Details
A KUTANI SHAPED SQUARE DISH
Fuku Mark, Edo Period (Late 17th/Early 18th Century)
The shallow dish with bevelled corners, decorated in iron red, green, blue, aubergine and black enamels with figures standing beside a waterfall beneath a pine, within a border of hanabishi and geometric design, the reverse in underglaze blue with long tailed brids
7.5/8in. (19.3cm.) diam.
Fuku Mark, Edo Period (Late 17th/Early 18th Century)
The shallow dish with bevelled corners, decorated in iron red, green, blue, aubergine and black enamels with figures standing beside a waterfall beneath a pine, within a border of hanabishi and geometric design, the reverse in underglaze blue with long tailed brids
7.5/8in. (19.3cm.) diam.
Literature
For a dish of similar form with a design of long tailed birds, see Nihon Toji Zenshu Chuokorin-sha, vol. 26, pl. 103