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A Kakiemon Dish depicting Ho-o Birds
Edo period (late 17th century)
Of decagonal form, decorated in iron-red, green, blue, yellow and black enamels and gilt with a ho-o bird in flight and looking towards another perched on a blossoming plum tree beside bamboo, the everted rim with a continuous band of stylised wisteria, peonies and scrolling foliage, chocolate rim
19.5cm. wide
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This design was copied at Meissen.

For similar examples, see:
Christiaan J.A. Jorg, Fine and Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (Amsterdam, 2003), p.85, no. 80 (Princessehof Museum, Leeuwarden, on loan from the Ottema-Kiingma Foundation).
Friedrich Reichel, Altjapanisches Porzellan, no. 29 and 96. (the Dresden collection of Augustus II the Strong (1670-1733))

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