Antique 17thC Japanese Arita Porcelain Kakiemon Dish Porzellan Schale Japan Bowl

Description: For sale is a second really nice hexagonal shallow bowl dish made in Japan in the 17th century . Likely from the Arita area so they are today known as Arita ware or Hizen ware though this is used more for blue and white pieces. The wares with added color are known as Imari were with Kakiemon as a sub group. Kutani wares also come from this area but are different yet again. This little dish is a really nice early piece dating around 1680 so before European porcelain was around which is what I usually collect. The piece is hand painted in the Kakiemon style with an early phoenix bird / ho-o flying above a flowering chrysanthemum branch I believe. The glaze is bluish which is typical of this period. This dish just screams quality - the porcelain is superb and the painter was so confident that he only put two small opposing decoration on it. The underside has two blue designs to it as shown. It is the perfect piece to show off both the quality of the porcelain and the decoration. The saucer is in perfect condition for the age. There are numerous manufacturing flaws to the porcelain but no true damage. The dish is 1.125 inches tall and about 5 inches at the widest point. It is unmarked which is normal. I have five of these dishes in all. In European porcelain it would be unusual to find five dishes still together after all these years but in Japanese porcelain it is not that uncommon as the number five is considered important in their culture, and this extends to its food traditions as well. There are five senses, five colors, the fifth taste, five ways and five attitudes. Plus Japanese prefer odd numbers rather than even numbers. Some even numbers like the number 4 are considered bad luck numbers and are associated with “death”. And lastly asymmetry is good in a tea ceremony. 3 and 5 is better than 4 or 6. If you like my goodies have a look at my other auctions for a lot more top maker pieces like KPM , Sevres and so on. Returns accepted if item is not as described. More items can be found when you click on my user name. Photos are part of the description - if you need others just let me know exactly what you are looking for and I'll take care of it speedily! I always provide a tracking number so keep an eye on that since postal services aren't perfect. Please do not send me questions on items other than my own! Фарфор 磁器 porcelaine porcellana

Price: 699.99 USD

Location: Sparta, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-12-05T12:19:14.000Z

Shipping Cost: 20 USD