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Objects 2011565 & 2011566
Pair of dishes
Japan
1680-1700
2011565: Height 33 mm (1.30 inch), diameter of rim 212 mm (8.35 inch), diameter of footring 111 mm (4.37 inch), weight 351 grams (12.38 ounce (oz.))
2011566: Height 33 mm (1.30 inch), diameter of rim 213 mm (8.39 inch), diameter of footring 114 mm (4.49 inch), weight 401 grams (14.15 ounce (oz.))
Two dishes on footrings, slightly everted rims. Imari, decorated in underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red and gold with flowering peony and chrysanthemum plants growing from behind a fence and a single butterfly in flight. On the reverse three flowering prunus sprays. Crackled glaze on both dishes.
The crackled glaze is caused by the unequal contraction of the body and the glaze during cooling in the kiln after firing. (Jörg & Van Campen 1997, p.235)
This specific design was (later) also used in China, for an example of a similarly, in Chinese Imari decorated dish, please see:
Condition:
2011565: A firing tension hairline and a fleabite to the rim.
2011566: Three firing tension hairlines and two unglazed firing flaw spots.
Reference:
Jörg & Van Campen 1997, cat. 267
Price: Sold.
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