EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH – EARLY 18TH CENTURY)

Name: A KAKIEMON TEA BOWL AND SAUCER
Brand: EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH – EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Price: 3500.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 4,375

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GBP 600 - GBP 800

Closed: 7 Jul 2016

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A KAKIEMON TEA BOWL AND SAUCER

EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH – EARLY 18TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 4,375

Closed: 7 Jul 2016

Price Realised GBP 4,375

Closed: 7 Jul 2016

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THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN

A Kakiemon Tea Bowl and Saucer
Edo period (late 17th – early 18th century)
Each of octagonal form, the exterior of the tea bowl and the interior of the saucer decorated in iron-red, blue, green, black enamels and gilt, the four facets alternately depicting a spray of red flower and auspicious objects divided by panels with a flowerhead and karakusa on a red ground, the tea bowl with chocolate rim
Saucer 11.5cm. wide; tea bowl 5.5cm. high

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Lot Essay

For a similar example in the collection at Burghley House, see:
Gordon Lang, , (Eastbourne, 1983), p.22, no. 61.
Japan Society, New York, (New York, 1986), p.251, no.106.

This design was copied by the Chelsea factory and Meissen. For a Meissen example in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, see:
John Ayers, Oliver Impey, et al., , (London, 1990), p.282, no.331.

Although octagonal tea wares are not very common, some examples decorated in different designs are illustrated in:
Christiaan J.A. Jorg, , (Amsterdam, 2003), p.199, no.255. (Groninger Museum, Groningen)
Oliver Impey, , (Amsterdam, 2002), p. 166, no. 253.