Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Pair of Japanese imari chargers, circa 1700, each decorated to the central roundel with a rocky riverside scene with trees, plantain, a pagoda and a pavilion within a narrow blue band with meandering foliate pattern in gilt to the cavetto, the wide rims with four alternating scrolling cartouches containing cherry and peony heads against a gilt ground, with vignettes in reserve between the cartouches, of either watery landscapes with prunus and a waterfall, or chrysanthemum with foliage and small blossoming flowers; the reverse with floral meander to the rim, several sets of concentric circles in underglaze blue and a central floral spray to the base.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 38cm. (15 in.)
Notes:
An imari dish with similar central design can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (93.3.108)
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP
