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A Kakiemon dish — Edo period, late 17th century

A Kakiemon dish

Edo period, late 17th century

This Kakiemon dish from the late 17th century Edo period features a chrysanthemum-shaped form with thirty-two lobes decorated in iron red, blue, green, black enamels and gilt. The shallow dish displays a central ho-o bird surrounded by butterflies, karashishi, and floral sprays, with five spur marks on the base.

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the chrysanthemum shaped shallow dish moulded with thirty-two lobes and decorated in iron red, blue, green and black enamels and gilt, with a central ho-o bird bordered by a butterfly, a karashishi, a ribboned spray of chrysanthemum and a cherry blossom spray, five spur marks to the base
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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

October 26, 2021

Estimate: $4,000 – $6,000

Lot 6

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A Kakiemon dish, Edo period, late 17th century

This Kakiemon dish from the late 17th century Edo period features a chrysanthemum-shaped form with thirty-two lobes decorated in iron red, blue, green, black enamels and gilt. The shallow dish displays a central ho-o bird surrounded by butterflies, karashishi, and floral sprays, with five spur marks on the base.

Medium
the chrysanthemum shaped shallow dish moulded with thirty-two lobes and decorated in iron red, blue, green and black enamels and gilt, with a central ho-o bird bordered by a butterfly, a karashishi, a ribboned spray of chrysanthemum and a cherry blossom spray, five spur marks to the base
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

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Japanese, Dish, Decorative Arts, Edo Period, Ornamental, Gilt, Ceramic, Colorful, Floral, 17th Century

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