CATALOGUE NUMBER 0072

IMARI HEXAGONAL DISH AND COVER
KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722)

LIKELY CA. EARLY 18TH CENTURY

DIMENSIONS

Diameter: 9 inches

 

PROVENANCE

Berwald Oriental Art, London, 1998

 

CATALOGUE NOTES

A rare imari muffin dish and cover, the octagonal cover

and interior similarly decorated with circular and ruyi head-shaped reserves of fruit and landscapes around a central medallion containing a vase of flowers on a terrace, all

on a floral ground, the handle a simple loop. The everted foliate dish rim with scrolling aster flowers and foliage.