Japanese blue and white Arita dish, Genroku c. 1700
Japanese blue and white Arita dish, Genroku c. 1700
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Description
Japanese blue and white Arita dish, Genroku c. 1700, painted in the Chinese 'Kraak ' style, the central roundel with a jardiniere containing three sprays of flowering peony on a terrace with an insect in flight above, the wide rim with eight large alternating panels containing either climbing flowers or sacred Buddhist objects against a curling karakusa style ground; divided by narrow panels containing pendant tassels; the reverse with the usual stilt marks.
Condition: Perfect
Notes: See 'Fine and Curious Japanese Export Porcelain' by Christiaan Jorg, page 27. A dish with similar decoration can be found in the Rijksmusuem Collection, accession number: AK-RBK-1972-220.
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| Material and Technique | Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration |
| Origin | Japanese |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Style | Other |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Diameter | 42cm. (16 1/2in.) |
Product REF: W480
