A Kakiemon shallow dish
A Kakiemon shallow dish
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1680-1700
Painted in blue, turquoise, and red enamels and gilt, and partly drawn in black, depicting two birds, one flying by tall flowering pine, plum and bamboo ('Three Friends' of winter that flourish at the same time), growing by a triple-banded hedge, the second bird perched on the bamboo stem, all within a brown-glazed rim. 21.5cm (8½in).
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A Kakiemon shallow dish
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1680-1700
Painted in blue, turquoise, and red enamels and gilt, and partly drawn in black, depicting two birds, one flying by tall flowering pine, plum and bamboo ('Three Friends' of winter that flourish at the same time), growing by a triple-banded hedge, the second bird perched on the bamboo stem, all within a brown-glazed rim. 21.5cm (8½in).