A PAIR OF JAPANESE NABESHIMA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES

A PAIR OF JAPANESE NABESHIMA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

Both painted in underglaze blue with a delicate design of grasses and foliage to the front, each with three flower sprays and leafy tendrils to the reverse; with foliate rims and both raised on a foot painted with comb design, 15cm each. (2)

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