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Unknown — A rare ko-sometsuke blue and white handled tray, 17th century 十七世紀 青花人物故事圖提籃形盤
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A rare ko-sometsuke blue and white handled tray, 17th century 十七世紀 青花人物故事圖提籃形盤

A rare 17th-century handled tray with blue and white decoration depicting figures and narrative scenes, representing ko-sometsuke porcelain tradition. The piece combines functional form with sophisticated figural decoration.

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CHADŌ – The Beauty of Japanese Tea Ceremony

October 9, 2022

Estimate: $50,000$70,000

Lot 637

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Unknown, A rare ko-sometsuke blue and white handled tray, 17th century 十七世紀 青花人物故事圖提籃形盤

A rare 17th-century handled tray with blue and white decoration depicting figures and narrative scenes, representing ko-sometsuke porcelain tradition. The piece combines functional form with sophisticated figural decoration.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ko-Sometsuke, Porcelain, Japanese Art, Handled Tray, Blue And White, 17th Century, Figurative

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art