Japanese Works of Art - 15 Nov 2022

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A JAPANESE NABESHIMA BLUE AND WHITE DISH

£500 - £1,000 £4,800

A JAPANESE NABESHIMA BLUE AND WHITE DISH

EDO PERIOD, C.1700-20

With an everted rim, decorated with a bamboo basket containing chrysanthemum, leafy sprays and fruits, the cover falling to one side, the reverse painted with three beribboned clusters of shippo-tsunagi (cash), with a combed foot, 20cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford. According to Oliver Impey's archive, this is a 'v.good' example, and 'shards of this pattern have been found at the Okawashi kiln site'.

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