A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE MINIATURE PORCELAIN PIECES

A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE MINIATURE PORCELAIN PIECES

EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

Comprising: a small dish moulded with floral design and with polychrome decoration; a fan-shaped dish; an ingot-shaped one moulded with saya-gata key fret; two shoki Imari moulded circular dishes, one with karakusa scrolls; and the shards of three blue and white miniature vases; 11cm max. (8)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.