Lot 295
AKAJI KINRANDE BOWL
CHINESE OR JAPANESE, 17TH CENTURY OR LATER
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
中國或日本 赤繪金襴手茶碗
the hemispherical bowl supported on a short straight foot, the exterior covered in iron-red enamel further painted with gilt floral scrolls, the centre of the interior decorated in underglaze blue with chrysanthemums and a dragonfly in double circles, the inner rim further painted with a diamond pattern band, the base inscribed with a four-character 'Fu Gui Chang Chun' in underglaze blue, with a fitted Japanese brocade pouch and a Japanese wooden tomobako box
Dimensions
11.9cm diameter
Footnote
Provenance: Private Taiwanese collection, formerly from a private Japanese collection
Note: a closely comparable example dated to the Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566) is in the collection of the British Museum, museum number PDF.548