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 past the slender pine saplings, plum and bamboo ('Three Friends' of winter that flourish at the same time), growing behind a triple-banded hedge, the other perched on the bamboo stem, within a brown-glaze rimmed edge. 21.5cm (8½in) diameter.
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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 past the slender pine saplings, plum and bamboo ('Three Friends' of winter that flourish at the same time), growing behind a triple-banded hedge, the other perched on the bamboo stem, within a brown-glaze rimmed edge. 21.5cm (8½in) diameter.