Japanese Works of Art - 12 Nov 2019
TWO JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE BOWLS EDO PERIOD OR LATER
TWO JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE BOWLS
EDO PERIOD OR LATER, 19TH CENTURY
Both with lobed bodies decorated in underglaze blue and red, cyan and black enamels with details highlighted in gilt, the wells with sprays of flowers and the outsides with further blossoms issuing from rockwork, one bowl with a band of reishi heads to the inside of the rim, together with a Kakiemon-style scalloped lid or footed dish with similar decoration, 16cm max. (3)