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A Japanese Imari lobed-rim dish, early 18th century, fluted in…
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Sydney
Date:
26-Nov-2013
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A Japanese Imari lobed-rim dish, early 18th century, fluted in sixteen lobes with scalloped rim, decorated in underglaze blue and red, green, aubergine and yellow enamels and gilt, the central medallion painted with a bird perched on a rock looking up at a pine tree overhanging a turbulent stream, surrounded by a richly decorated border, three flower sprays to the underside, box, 9.4 cm diam. Provenance: The estate of Raymond Mitchell Lot 512, 26 & 27 February, 2007, Mossgreen. Private collection NSW. Reference: See a dish with identical design in British Museum, JA 533 The design is also catalogued in Ayers, John; Impey, Oliver; Mallet, J.V.G. Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, Colour Plate 237, P.224. In the book, it is noted that the dish was carefully copied at Meissen (See Colour Plate 307) where a 'pink lustre' pigment was employed
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Unclassified