A Kakiemon porcelain octagonal bowl, Edo period, 17th century

Property of Lord Ralph Kerr
A Kakiemon porcelain octagonal bowl
Edo period, 17th century

the deep bowl with wide rim and upturned edge, decorated in iron red, green, yellow, blue and black enamels, the central roundel with ho-o birds, bordered by roundels of coiled dragons interspersed among plum blossom, the exterior with further ho-o birds among plum blossom and bamboo among rockwork
24 cm. (9 1/2 in.) wide
10in wide

Condition Report:
Slight chip to the rim and a crack running across one panel which could be greatly improved by cleaning.

Provenance:
Possibly Sir Thomas Coke (1675-1727);
Thence by descent.