Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century - Page 1

Object 2011410

Saucer

Japan

1700-1730

Height 36 mm (1.41 inch), diameter of rim 166 mm (6.53 inch), diameter of footring 88 mm (3.47 inch), weight 287 grams (10.12 ounce (oz.))

Saucer on footring, straight rim. On the base three spur-marks. Imari decorated in underglaze blue with overglaze iron-red and gold. Decorated with kidney and rectangular shaped panels reserved on an underglaze blue ground with leafy scrolls in gold. The kidney-shaped panels are filled with a river scene with, trees, pagodas, boats, mountains and a waterfall. The rectangular panels are filled with flowering prunus, peony, chrysanthemums plant and grapes. Around the rim sprays of flowering prunus and chrysanthemum. On the reverse two sprays of flowering prunus. On the footing a marubatsu pattern (modern Japanese for "naughts and crosses" or "Os and Xs"). On the base a single chrysanthemum kiku flower head in iron-red and gold.

This saucer was probably originally, as a stand, part of a chocolate set together with a matching covered beaker now missing.

An identically shaped, sized and decorated chocolat set, comprising of a covered beaker and saucer, is in the Dresden collection (Johanneum mark 'N:6'' and signum '+'.). It was registered in 1721. (Reichel 1981, p.150, cat. 53)

For this identically shaped, sized and decorated covered beaker and saucer in the Dresden collection, please see:

• Early Japanese Porcelain: Arita Porcelain in the Dresden Collection, (F. Reichel, Londen 1981), cat. 53.

Condition: Two chips and a shallow frit to the rim.

Reference:

Reichel 1981, p.150 & cat. 53

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