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No 2281 Japanese Ko Imari Arita Landscape and Asters lobed bowl
No 2281 Japanese Ko Imari Arita Landscape and Asters lobed bowl
£140.00
Lobed bowl in hexalobed foliate form decorated in underglaze blue both to interior and exterior with contrasting panels of stylised landscapes and ikebana style arrangements of asters in a vase. The centre is decorated with the 3 friends of winter – the pine, bamboo and plum, symbolising Long Life. The landscape includes a curious tornado like motif which appears on late C17th Kakiemon porcelain. The base has a Chinese style 6 character nien hao for the Ming Emperor Xuande.
The bowl dates to the first half of the C18th - circa 1720-40. Good condition for age – except a chip to foot rim related to an old kiln flaw.
Diameter 15.3cm, stands 5.5 cm high at rim.