From a private American Collection and thence by descent

Two Pairs of Arita Cups
Edo period (early 18th century)
Two cups decorated in underglaze blue in the manner of Frederik van Frytom, each well with a roundel depicting a leaping stag in a landscape, the inner and outer rims with washed-blue bands, the outside with a landscape with two figures and a horseman with trees and buildings, two circumferential lines to the foot, a typical Chinese style inscription to the base; the other two cups decorated in underglaze blue in the manner of Frederik van Frytom, each well with a roundel depicting a naval battle with three figures in a boat in the foreground, the inner and outer rims with wavy bands, the outside with a seascape with European ships, tents and a figure, a Chinese style inscription to the base
Each approx. 7.5cm. diam.

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