A NABESHIMA POLYCHROME SAUCER DISH Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1690-1760
A NABESHIMA POLYCHROME SAUCER DISH
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1690-1760
Decorated with five stylised goho karahana (five-petalled Chinese-style flowers) arranged around the border of the dish, in underglaze blue, iron-red, turquoise and yellow enamels, the underside painted in underglaze-blue with three groups of formalised flowerheads and scrolling foliage above a deep foot rim with a typical combed design. 5.6cm x 20.2cm x 20.2cm (2½in x 8in x 8in).
For another dish with the identical design, see Imaizumi Imaemon, et al., Les Cadeaux au Shogun, Porcelaine Précieuse des Seigneurs de Nabeshima, Tokyo, Asahi Shinbunsha, 1997, p.131, no.38.
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A NABESHIMA POLYCHROME SAUCER DISH
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1690-1760
Decorated with five stylised goho karahana (five-petalled Chinese-style flowers) arranged around the border of the dish, in underglaze blue, iron-red, turquoise and yellow enamels, the underside painted in underglaze-blue with three groups of formalised flowerheads and scrolling foliage above a deep foot rim with a typical combed design. 5.6cm x 20.2cm x 20.2cm (2½in x 8in x 8in).
For another dish with the identical design, see Imaizumi Imaemon, et al., Les Cadeaux au Shogun, Porcelaine Précieuse des Seigneurs de Nabeshima, Tokyo, Asahi Shinbunsha, 1997, p.131, no.38.
