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Object 2011291
Dish
Japan
1700-1730
Height 40 mm (1.58 inch), diameter 222 mm (8.74 inch), diameter of footring 122 mm (4.80 inch), weight 462 grams (16.30 ounce (oz.)), (including brass frame)
Dish on footring, spreading sides and a lobbed rim. On the base two spur-marks. Imari, decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red, green enamel and gold with a flower basket on a fenced terrace filled with a flowering peony and wisteria plants in a lobbed cartouche. On the sides and rim are divided into eight panels, four panels are fillled with foliate scrolls in gold on a dark blue ground with reserved chrysanthemum and peony flower heads, two panels are divided with on one side geometric patterns and on the other side a pine-tree the last two panels are filled with a crane in flight. The reverse with three prunus sprays. Gilt rim. Fitted in a brass frame.
The crane is an auspicious symbol of longevity and a blessed life, a pair of cranes of a long and happy marriage. (Jörg 2003/1, p.185)
Condition: Perfect.
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Price: Sold.
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