A RARE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED DISH (MUKOZUKE)

A RARE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED DISH (MUKOZUKE)

EDO PERIOD, C.1655-80

With a foliate rim, the well decorated with three cranes and flowers in underglaze blue, the birds moulded in low relief, with gintsugi silver lacquer repair, raised on a short foot and the reverse with two sprays of flowers and spiralling tendrils, the base with a paper collection label for the Tryhorn Collection, 14cm.

Provenance: formerly the Tryhorn Collection. Donald Tryhorn (1942-2007) of Kingsbridge (Devon) collected a large number of 18th and 19th century European ceramics including examples of Bow, Bristol, Plymouth, Chantilly and St Cloud porcelain, with a particular focus on Kakiemon wares. His collection also featured early Japanese pieces such as this one.

Cf. The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Complete Catalogue of Shibata Collection, p.109, no.0858, and p.169, no.1343 for two other related examples.