EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

The Hirado Collection of Philip Cardeiro
PROPERTY OF THE C PHILIP CARDEIRO LIVING TRUST (Lots 52-72)

A Set of Three Hirado Dishes and A Pair of Hirado Dishes
Late Edo-Meiji period (19th century)
A set of three round dishes, each decorated in underglaze blue with a scene of four turtles frolicking under willow trees, the reverse with three goldfish and pond weed

A pair of foliate rimmed dishes, each decorated in underglaze blue with two dragons forming a roundel, surrounded by a swirling design in low relief, the reverse with three peonies and comb design to the footring in the Nabeshima style
Approx. 21.5cm. diam. each (three dishes), 6.4cm. diam. each (a pair)

Literature
C. Philip Cardeiro, Hirado Ware - Japanese Hirado Porcelain 1640-1909, (1989, California), p.64, cat. no. 29. (the cover is illustrated above)

Exhibited
Japanese Hirado Porcelain 1640-1909, Art Asia Museum exhibition, 9 September- 10 November 1989 (one of three dishes)

Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.