Lot 35
A Japanese kakiemon porcelain winepot or teapot, circa 1680
Auction: 21 March 2007 at 11:00 GMT
£1,195
Description
with arched handle, fixed with chrysanthemum flower pinions, above globular body, the cover decorated in polychrome enamels with a garden scene, the body with plant scrolls, with gilt highlights
Dimensions
13cm high
Footnote
Exhibited: 'The World in Colours', 25th April - 24th June 2006, Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, London.
For similar examples, see 'Japanese Export Porcelain: catalogue of the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford', Oliver Impey, 2002, nos 361, 362 and 380. Also, 'Porcelain for Palaces' 1990, nos 207 and 362.