FOUR LARGE JAPANESE POTTERY DISHES

FOUR LARGE JAPANESE POTTERY DISHES

EDO PERIOD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

One an aote Ko Kutani-style charger decorated in thick purple, green, yellow and aubergine enamels, the well painted with a spray of peony issuing from rockwork, the cavetto with lappets of crosshatchings and diaper designs, the reverse inscribed Kutani and with karakusa scrolls; the three others Seto ware, one of 'horse-eye' type, another with a blue willow tree and gold kintsugi repairs, and the last ishizara plate left undecorated, 35.8cm max. (4)

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