A RARE KO-IMARI ENAMELLED LOBED DISH Edo period (1615-1868), lat...
A RARE KO-IMARI ENAMELLED LOBED DISH
Edo period (1615-1868), late 17th/early 18th century
Painted in underglaze blue, iron-red, green, yellow and black enamels with stylised paulownia leaves and blossoms scattered over a simulated woven bamboo basket design interspersed with formal floral motifs, the underside with pairings of cherry blossoms floating above waves, the base with a clove mark surrounded by leaves. 5.1cm x 35.2cm (2in x 13 7/8in).
For other examples of this pattern which has been variously described in the Japanese literature as either Kakiemon or Imari, see Nagatake Takeshi and Yabe Yoshinari, Imari Nihon toji taikei (A Compendium of Japanese Ceramics), vol.19, Tokyo, 1989, cat. no.78 (dated 1690-1710); Itabashi Kuritsu Bijutsukan (Itabashi Ward Museum), Edo zenki no iroe jiki ten (Exhibition of Early Edo Decorated Porcelain), Tokyo, 1981, cat. no.53; and Nihon no toji (Japanese Ceramics), vol.9, Kakiemon, Tokyo, 1974, cat. no.14, dated to the Genroku era (1688-1704) and designated a Juyo Bijutsuhin (Important Art Object) in 1933.
For another dish, see Manno Art Museum, Manno korekushon senshu (Selected Masterpieces of the Manno Collection), Osaka, 1988, cat. no.79.
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A RARE KO-IMARI ENAMELLED LOBED DISH
Edo period (1615-1868), late 17th/early 18th century
Painted in underglaze blue, iron-red, green, yellow and black enamels with stylised paulownia leaves and blossoms scattered over a simulated woven bamboo basket design interspersed with formal floral motifs, the underside with pairings of cherry blossoms floating above waves, the base with a clove mark surrounded by leaves. 5.1cm x 35.2cm (2in x 13 7/8in).
For other examples of this pattern which has been variously described in the Japanese literature as either Kakiemon or Imari, see Nagatake Takeshi and Yabe Yoshinari, Imari Nihon toji taikei (A Compendium of Japanese Ceramics), vol.19, Tokyo, 1989, cat. no.78 (dated 1690-1710); Itabashi Kuritsu Bijutsukan (Itabashi Ward Museum), Edo zenki no iroe jiki ten (Exhibition of Early Edo Decorated Porcelain), Tokyo, 1981, cat. no.53; and Nihon no toji (Japanese Ceramics), vol.9, Kakiemon, Tokyo, 1974, cat. no.14, dated to the Genroku era (1688-1704) and designated a Juyo Bijutsuhin (Important Art Object) in 1933.
For another dish, see Manno Art Museum, Manno korekushon senshu (Selected Masterpieces of the Manno Collection), Osaka, 1988, cat. no.79.
