Lot 328
LARGE JAPANESE IMARI 'AUGUSTUS STRONG' TUREEN WITH COVER
JOHANNEUM MARKS, EDO PERIOD
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
江戶 約翰諾伊姆款（強力王奧古斯特二世） 伊萬里鳳凰穿花紋湯盆帶蓋
decorated in iron-red, black enamels and gilt on underglaze blue with stylised ho-o birds in flight amongst large flowers, the cover similarly decorated with knop finial, the underside of the cover and the base of the tureen engraved ‘N= 313. +’
Dimensions
36cm high
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Glasgow; acquired from Christie's & Edmiston's in the early 1980s (by repute);
The Collection of Augustus The Strong, Dresden.
蘇格蘭私人收藏，格拉斯哥；於1980年代初購自佳士得及愛德米斯頓 (據傳)；
奧古斯特二世（「強力王奧古斯特」）德累斯頓收藏。
Footnote
The so-called Johanneum mark on this tureen was used for porcelains from the collection of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony (1670-1733). Porcelains from the Old Collection, which began to be inventoried in 1721, bear engraved marks in black. These marks consist of numbers and letters identifying the particular class of porcelain. For example, pieces that were considered Japanese at the time were marked with a ‘+’. It is believed that the presence of the Johanneum mark indicates that the piece entered the collection prior to the death of King Augustus in 1733.
Compare to three highly similar Arita covered bowls, 1700–1730, all with Palace Number ‘N 313 +’, all in the Royal Dresden Porcelain Collection, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, museum inventory numbers: PO 5138; PO 5139; and PO 989.
According to the Palace Inventory 1779 Entry, in German: ‘Vier große Terrinen, mit Vögeln und bunten Blumen gemahlt, aufm Deckel ein vergoldter Hahn, 15 Zoll hoch, 14 Zoll in diam. die Größte; und 5 dergleichen Unterschaalen. No. 313.’ (Four large tureens, painted with birds and flowers in colours, a gilt cock on their covers, the largest 15 inches high, 14 inches in diam.; and 5 like stands. No. 313). The fourth might be the present lot.