https://patergratiaorientalart.com/ Pater Gratia Oriental Art Mon, 11 May 2026 13:50:24 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-705 On this page you'll find my latest acquisitions.   This way you can quickly browse through my recently acquired objects without having to browse through all the various categories.   After some time, each object in 'Recent Acquisitions' will be moved to their specific category.   Latest update: Recent Acquisitions; May 4, 2026. Recent Acquisitions Mon, 04 May 2026 09:42:15 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45353 Chinese Imari 1700-1800 - Tea, Coffe and Chocolate wares   Object 2012691   Saucer   China   1730-1750   Height 21 mm (0.83 inch), diameter of rim 113 mm (4.45 inch), diameter of footring 57 mm (2.24 inch), weight 69 grams (2.43 ounce (oz.))    Saucer on footring, slightly everted rim. Chinese Imari, decorated in underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red and gold with a seated figure with a walking cane and a clearly European appearance, hair style and clothing, in the background a fence with flowering plants.    Sotheby's Ca Mau Shipwreck, circa 1725, auction sale catalogue shows an illustration intended to provide instructions for the Chinese porcelain painters on the ways and appearance of unfamiliar foreigners. The foreigner depicted on this saucer is clearly such an unfamiliar (European) foreigner. (Amsterdam 2007, pp.213-214)    Condition: Some glaze rough spots to the rim.   Reference: Amsterdam 2007, pp.213-214    Price: € 249 Currency Converter   More pictures >> Recent Acquisitions Mon, 04 May 2026 09:42:06 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45402 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century - Page 3   Object 2011482    Tea bowl and saucer   Japan   1700-1730   Height of tea bowl 41 mm (1.61 inch), diameter of rim 68 mm (2.68 inch), diameter of footring 25 mm (0.98 inch), weight 42 grams (1.48 ounce (oz.))   Height of saucer 23 mm (0.91 inch), diameter of rim 115 mm (4.53 inch), diameter of footring 48 mm (1.89 inch), weight 77 grams (2.72 ounce (oz.))   Tea bowl and saucer on footrings with spreading sides with slightly flaring rims. Imari decorated in underglaze blue with overglaze iron-red and gold with a single flowering chrysanthemum spray in a central roundel. On the sides three fan-shaped panels two filled with grasses and a butterfly in flight in gold on an underglaze blue ground the third with a riverscape with houses and trees alternating with floral scrolls. The tea bowl is decorated en suite.     Condition: Both perfect.   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Mon, 04 May 2026 09:38:27 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45401 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century - Page 3   Object 2011355    Tea bowl and saucer   Japan   1700-1730   Height of tea bowl 39 mm (1.54 inch), diameter of rim 69 mm (2.72 inch), diameter of footring 30 mm (1.18 inch), weight 43 grams (1.52 ounce (oz.))   Height of saucer 21 mm (0.83 inch), diameter of rim 120 mm (4.72 inch), diameter of footring 52 mm (2.05 inch), weight 85 grams (3.00 ounce (oz.))   Tea bowl and saucer on footrings with spreading sides with slightly flaring rims. Imari decorated in underglaze blue with overglaze iron-red and gold with a single flowering peony spray in a central roundel. On the sides panels filled with a flowerpot on three legs filled with flowering plants on a fenced terrace, alternating with groups of flowering plants. The tea bowl is decorated en suite.     Condition: Both perfect.   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Mon, 04 May 2026 09:38:14 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-44385 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century - Page 1   Object 2012354   Teacup   Japan   1690-1730   Height 44 mm (1.73 inch), diameter of rim 75 mm (2.95 inch), diameter of footring 32 mm (1.26 inch), weight 57 grams (2.01 ounce (oz.))   Bowl on footring, spreading sides with a slightly everted rim. Decorated in iron-red, green, yellow and black enamel and gold with four peony flower sprays. On the bottom a single peony flower spray in a single. iron-red concentric band. The inner rim with a border of x's alternating with dots in gold.   The absence of underglaze blue, may or may not follow kiln practice. Evidence from potsherds at kiln-sites does not suggest that some kilns made either the one or the other, rather that all kilns seem to have made both. On the other hand, there is a tendency in most examples for those pieces without underglaze blue to be more finely decorated and to bear more refined enamels; this may mean that they were emulating the Kakiemon, and therefore it seems more likely that this would have been the practice of some kilns and not others. (Impey 2002, pp.191)   For an identically shaped, sized and decorated tea cup and saucer please see: The Shibata Collection Part V, (The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Kyushu, 1997), p.146, cat. 207. The Voyage of Old-Imari Porcelains, (Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Arita 2000), p.57, cat. 88.  For other similarly decorated objects please see: Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Imari 1690-1800 - Tableware and other Porcelain with Western Shapes - Page 1 - Object 2012140. Japanese Export Porcelain. Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (O. Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2002), pp.195-196.  Condition: Perfect.   References: Kyushu 1997, cat. 37 Arita 2000, cat. 88 Impey 2002, p.191 & pp.195-195   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Mon, 04 May 2026 09:33:11 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-42397 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century - Page 1   Object 2011830   Teapot   Japan   1710-1730   Height with cover 98 mm (3.86 inch), diameter handle to spout 137 mm (5.39 inch), diameter of mouthrim 40 mm (1.57 inch), diameter of footring 49 mm (1.93 inch), weight with cover 228 grams (8.04 ounce (oz.)), weight cover 24 grams (0.85 ounce (oz.))   Small oviform teapot on footring. Curved handle, slightly bent spout. Domed cover with round knob. Imari decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gold. Decorated around the foot a leafy and flowering branches scroll. On each side of the body a kidney-shaped panel reserved on a dark blue ground filled with flowering plants and birds. The panels are flanked by four flowerheads on a dark blue ground with leafy scrolls in gold. On the handle and spout florets between scrolls. On the cover two kidney-shaped panel reserved on a dark blue ground filled with flowering plants and birds. Both panels are flanked by a flower head on a dark blue ground with leafy scrolls in gold.   Condition: A shallow chip to the tip of the spout.   Reference: Jörg 2003/1, cat. 247   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> More pictures of object 2011386 another identically shaped, sized and decorated, sold teapot >> More pictures of object 2010346 another identically shaped, sized and decorated, sold teapot >> More pictures of object 2010298 an identically decorated, sold tea caddy >> More pictures of object 2011426 an identically decorated, sold tea caddy >> More pictures of object 2012471/723 an identically decorated, sold tea caddy >> More pictures of object 2010325 an identically decorated, sold sugar bowl >> Sold Ceramics Mon, 04 May 2026 09:32:57 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-44616 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century - Page 3   Object 2012003   Milk jug   Japan   1710-1730   Height 90 mm (3.54 inch), diameter 78 mm (3.07 inch), diameter of rim 44 mm (1.73 inch), diameter of footring 45 mm (1.77 inch), weight 184 grams (6.49 ounce (oz.))   Oviform milk jug on footring, wide neck with pinched spout at the rim. Curved C-shaped handle. Rim unglazed inside for lid, now missing. Imari decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gold with three vertical gold sprays with pink cherries and two pink doves at foot, between each spray a floral lozenge motif in red and blue touched in gold.   Tea and or coffee sets of Japanese porcelain are extremely rare and the almost complete set in the Groninger Museum, Groningen is the only one I know of in The Netherlands. Its matching milk jug is also a rare shape in Japanese porcelain. (Jörg 2003/1, p.192)   Japanese porcelain milk jugs are, just like tea caddies, very rare, for an identically decorated tea caddy (converted into a sugar caster), please see: Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century - Page 1 - Object 2010885. For an identically decorated coffee pot and cup, please see: Japanese Export Porcelain. Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (O. Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2002), p.207, cat. 344 & p.209, cat. 352. For an identically shaped and sized milk jug, please see: Fine & Curious. Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (C.J.A. Jörg, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2003), p.197, cat. 247a. In all probability this tea caddy, coffee pot, cup and milk jug formed part of a set.   Condition: A small fleabite to the tip of the spout.   References:  Impey 2002, cat. 344 & cat. 352 Jörg 2003/1, p.192 & cat. 247a   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Mon, 04 May 2026 09:24:59 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-41951 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century - Page 1   Objects 2011995, 2011998 & 2011998A   Three teacups and saucers   Japan   1700-1720   2011995: Height of teacup 51 mm (2.01 inch), diameter of rim 82 mm (3.23 inch), diameter of footring: 31 mm (1.22 inch), weight 67 grams (2.37 ounce (oz.)) Height of saucer 30 mm (1.18 inch), diameter of rim 142 mm (5.59 inch), diameter of footring 75 mm (2.95 inch), weight 137 grams (4.83 ounce (oz.))   2011998: Height of teacup 50 mm (1.97 inch), diameter of rim 83 mm (3.27 inch), diameter of footring: 33 mm (1.30 inch), weight 65 grams (2.29 ounce (oz.)) Height of saucer 34 mm (1.34 inch), diameter of rim 138 mm (5.43 inch), diameter of footring 71 mm (2.80 inch), weight 133 grams (4.96 ounce (oz.))   2011998A Height of teacup 49 mm (1.93 inch), diameter of rim 81 mm (3.19 inch), diameter of footring: 34 mm (1.33 inch), weight 68 grams (2.40 ounce (oz.)) Height of saucer 29 mm (1.14 inch), diameter of rim 126 mm (4.96 inch), diameter of footring 63 mm (2.48 inch), weight 107 grams (3.77 ounce (oz.))   Three teacups and saucers on footrings with everted rims. Imari decorated in underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red, green, yellow, light aubergine, black enamel and gold. In the centre a standing female figure, facing left, wearing a red kimono dress. She is standing in front of a closed zig-zag shaped garden fence, which reaches to her middle. To her right an open building with wooden roof, with a seated figure. In the foreground of this building a large cherry tree, with a curved trunk, branches and finely painted grains. The tree has red cherry blossoms. To the left of the central figure two birds flying above a fence from left to right. In the foreground some flowers growing from pierced rockwork. The rim is decorated with a dark blue border with golden scrollwork. The reverse is decorated with three stylized flowering plants. On the base a single concentric band. The teacups are decorated en suite.   These teacups and saucers belong to the so-called five colour Imari group (gosai). This colour scheme consists of red, green, purple (aubergine) and/or yellow enamels with gold and underglaze blue. Soame Jenyns proposes that the lavish use of golden detailing on the underglaze blue was perhaps meant to hide the imperfections caused by blurring in the firing, a common characteristic of Japanese porcelain. Arts states (he quotes Soame Jenyns on this) that landscapes and human figures are less commonly found on five colour Imari.   Suchomel illustrates an Imari bowl with lid decorated with a very similar blossoming cherry tree motif (sakura). The cherry blossom is regarded as the most important flower of Japan, together with the chrysanthemum. One of the names of Japan is in fact "land of the cherry blossom". The cherry blossom is emblematic of purity of life and the samurai spirit.    Jörg states that It is often not easy to distinguish between export and non-export wares, Imari was certainly not exclusively made for export. This particular type of Imari porcelain was highly esteemed in Japan. In this case, the existence of an identical decorated saucer in a Japanese collection could signify that these saucers were originally meant for the Japanese home market.   For this identically decorated saucer, please see: Arita, Kutani: Nihon No Yakimono, (T. Nagatake, Tokyo 1991), cat.18 Allthough the cups have roughly the same height and diameter, the diameter and the height of the saucers vary considerably (please see sizes above). Differences in measurements between the same plates or sets are not uncommon in Japanese porcelain. However, another interesting possiblity is that the sets with small size saucers might have been used for serving tea while the larger versions were used for serving coffee.   Interestingly the design was also used for overdecorating in the Netherlands, 'Amsterdams Bont' in the early 18th century, Espir shows a plain white Chinese chocolate cup and saucer overdecorated 1708-1720 with the original Japanese design in a Kakiemon style, for this chocolate cup and saucer please see: European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain 1700-1830, (H. Espir, Jorge Welsh Books, London, UK, 2005), p.61, cat 14. SKD Online collection, PO. 3159. A very similar decorated small plate, again with a blossoming cherry tree, fenced garden and identical blue rim with golden scrollwork, however without the exceptional Japanese figures, is described in Impey’s 'Japanese Export Porcelain', cat. 330. Interestingly, he mentions that the Ashmolean Museum also has a Worcester cup and saucer of that same pattern in the Marshall collection.   Impey records a very similar decorated small plate, again with a blossoming cherry tree, fenced garden and identical blue rim with golden scrollwork, however without the exceptional Japanese figures. Interestingly, he mentions that the Ashmolean Museum also has a Worcester cup and saucer of that same pattern in the Marshall collection   Conditions:   2011995 Teacup: Perfect. Saucer: Perfect.   2011998: Teacup: A fleabite to the rim. Saucer: Shallow fleabites and a chip to the footring.    2011998A: Teacup: Perfect. Saucer: Perfect.    References: Jenyns 1979, p.52 & p.54 Arts 1983, p.58 & p.141 Nagatake 1991, cat.18 Suchomel 1997, cat. 232 Impey 2002, cat. 330 Jörg 2003/1, p.91 Espir 2005, cat 14 SKD Online collection, PO. 3159   Price: 2011995: Sold. 2011998: Sold. 2011998A: Sold.   More pictures 2011995 >> More pictures 2011998 >> More pictures 2011998A >> More pictures of object 2011470 another identically shaped and decorated, sold saucer >> More pictures of object 2012381 another identically shaped and decorated, sold tea bowl >> More pictures of objects 2012687 & 2012688 two other identically shaped and decorated, sold saucers >> More pictures of objects 2012720 & 2012721 two other identically shaped and decorated, sold saucers >> Sold Ceramics Mon, 04 May 2026 09:20:27 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45400 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Kakiemon / Japanese Kakiemon-style wares - Japanese Kakiemon - Page 1   Object 2012714   Dish   Japan   1680-1700   Height 102 mm (4.02 inch), diameter of rim 210 mm (8.27 inch), diameter of footring 105 mm (4.13 inch), weight 681 grams (24.02 ounce (oz.))   Octagonal bowl on footring, spreading sides, everted rim, upright edge. Decorated in underglaze blue. In the centre an octagonal panel with a river scene and a house. The right-hand side with rocks with wide-spreading pomegranates, the left with two egrets, one walking the other in flight. Round the rim a petal border. The outside with four wide panels one panel is decorated with  flowering prunus and bamboo plants growing from rockwork, the second panel is decorated with flowering aster plants growing from rockwork and the last two panels are decorated with flowering peony plants growing from rockwork. On the base a square kin ('gold') mark.  (Jörg 2003/1, p.147 & cat. 163)   The asymmetry of the interior decoration is characteristic of the spontaneity of the Kakiemon style. The design itself is quite unusual and no comparable pieces seem to be recorded. The kin mark is associated with Kakiemon production. (Jörg 2003/1, p.147 & cat. 163)   Within the Nangawara underglaze-blue, one particular style of decoration is distinguishable. Where the decoration of the pomegranates is still very precise, the drawing is rather loose, although not sloppy. The light wash covers the blooms and leaves. Even though the painting and the colour of blue are different, the body is still the fine type from Nangawara. The differences between the Nangawara pieces may be ascribable to the slightly different styles of the different workshops in Nangawara: further study is required. (Fitski 2011, p.85)   The kin mark is documented as having been used by the Kakiemon kiln in the period 1670-80, although it was also used on wares of the first half of the 18th century. Kin marks do occur on several pieces in Dutch collections. Given the high quality of this piece and the specific mark, it can be assumed that it was produced in the Kakiemon kiln in the late 17th century. (Jörg 2003/1, p.146)   The egret [shirasagi] also occurs on Chinese porcelain and may have been taken from there. it is often depicted with a lotus, a play on words representing a wish to pass civil examinations swiftly. Perhaps just as importantly, egrets are still to be seen walking along the river bed in Arita. The decorators of Kakiemon must have come across them frequently. (Fitski 2011, p.157)   For smaller but identically shaped and decorated bowls, please see: Fine & Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (C.J.A. Jörg, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam 2003), p.147, cat. 163. Kakiemon Porcelain. A Handbook, (M. Fitski, Leiden / Amsterdam, 2011), p.85, cat. 94. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Objectnummer AK-RBK-1983-26. Condition: Two very tiny fleabites to the rim.   References: Jörg 2003/1, pp.146-147, cat. 163 Fitski 2011, p. 85, p.157, cat 94 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Objectnummer AK-RBK-1983-26   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Mon, 04 May 2026 08:56:59 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45396 Sold Ceramics - Sold Southeast Asia other wares - Page 1   Object 2010200   Jarlet   Annamese (Vietnamese)   c.1500   Height 92 mm (3.62 inch), diameter 88 mm (3.46 inch), diameter of rim 29 mm (1.14 inch), diameter of footring 49 mm (1.93 inch), weight 269 grams (9.49 ounce (oz.))   Octagonal jarlet on footring with angled shoulder and a short upright neck. Crackled glaze. Decorated in underglaze blue with octagonal shaped panels filled with flowering plants alternating with rectangular shaped panels filled with a zig-zag-lines pattern. Round the shoulder panels with flower sprays alternating with panels with zig-zag lines. Round the shoulder an overlapping pointed lotus leaf-pattern border.   Similarly shaped and decorated jarlets were found amongst the salvaged cargo of the The Lena Shoal junk shipwreck which sank around 1490 during the Ming-Dynasty in the reign of the Emperor Hongzhi. The Lena shipwreck was discovered in 1997 at a depth of 48 meters.  She was wrecked on a reef and sank off the island of Busuanga, in the Philippines, one of about 7,000 islands, reefs and sandbanks in the area. It contained more than 5,000 objects, mostly Asian ceramics, but also small bronze guns, lacquer toilets, bronze bracelets, lead and iron ingots, woks, copper containers, spices, glass beads and elephant tusks. (source: UNESCO)   For similarly shaped and decorated jarlets, please see: Annamese ceramics in the Museum Pusat Jakarta, (C. Lammers in collaboration with A. Ridho, , Jakarta, 1974, p.62, cat. 5A90/1945. Condition: Some firing flaws to the footring caused by the firing process.   Reference: Lammers en Ridho 1974, cat. 5A90/1945   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Sun, 03 May 2026 14:39:22 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-42744 Sold Ceramics - Sold Southeast Asia other wares - Page 1   Object 2011473   Dish   Annamese (Vietnamese)   c.1500   Height 71 mm (2.80 inch), diameter 360 mm (14.17 inch), diameter of footring 210 mm (8.27 inch)   Dish on footring, spreading sides, narrow flat rim with raised edge. Decorated in a strong underglaze blue with a large chrysanthemum spray with leaves. On the sides chrysanthemum and leafy scrolls. On the rim a 'classic' scroll motif. The edge unglazed. On the reverse a band of lotus panels containing leaf-forms. The base is covered with a chocolate slip of iron or manganes oxide, applied spirally on the biscuit, from the centre of the base outwards   Vietnamese stone wares and porcelains were an important trade item in the 15th and 16th centuries throughout S.E. Asia. Jars, bowls, architectural elements, figures and in particular large, sturdy porcelain dishes were part of the varied output of the many kilns in northern Vietnam. Competition with Chinese ceramics is evident - even on the markets of the Middle East - but at the same time the Vietnamese wares have their own identity and charm. The decorations are painted in an easy way, with quick strokes of the brush, without becoming coarse; the blue usually shows darker and lighter shades. Motives include peonies and lotus, birds, fishes and mythical animals like dragons. The chocolate-brown base is a characteristic that only is found on Vietnamese wares; its function is not clear yet.   For similarly decorated dishes see; Porcelain and the Dutch East India Company, as recorded in the Dagh-registers of Batavia castle, those of Hirado and Deshima and other contemporary papers 1602-1682, (T. Volker, Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, E.J. Brill, Leiden 1954, reprint 1971), Pl. XXXI, cat. 52a & 52b. Vietnamese Ceramics. Catalogue of the exhibition organized by the Southeast, Asian Ceramic Society and held at the National Museum, Singapore in June 1982, (C.M. Young, ed., M.-F. Dupoizat, and E. W. Lane, Oxford University Press / Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Tanglin, Singapore, 1982), cat. 192. Vietnamese Ceramics. A Separate Tradition, (J. Stevenson & John Guy, Art Media Resources with Avery Press, Chicago, 1997), p.155, fig. 3; cat. nos 239, 272. Keramiek uit Vietnam / Ceramics from Vietnam (S. Borstlap, Museum het Princessehof Nederlands Keramiek Museum, Leeuwarden, 1993), pp.30-31, cat. 25. Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Porcelain, (D. Battie, Conran Octopus Limited, London, 1994), p.38. Condition: A firing flaw and a P-shaped hairline to the rim.   References: Volker 1954, reprint 1971, Pl. IV, cat. XXXI, cat. 52a & 52b Young 1982, cat. 192 Stevens & Guy 1997, p.155, fig. 3; cat. nos 239, 272 Borstlap 1993, cat. 25 London 1994, p.38   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Sun, 03 May 2026 14:39:11 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45395 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Imari 1690-1800 - Imari with no Underglaze Blue, Iron-red and Gold only - Page 1   Object 2012526   Teapot   Japan   1690-1720   Height with cover 85 mm (3.35 inch), height without cover 63 mm (2.48 inch), diameter handle to spout 125 mm (4.92 inch), dimensions of square mouthrim 38 mm (1.49 inch) x 38 mm (1.49 inch), diameter of footring: 40 mm (1.58 inch), weight with cover 183 grams (6.46 ounce (oz.)), weight cover 26 grams (0.92 ounce (oz.))    Square teapot with rounded sides on a low, square firing-ring. The lower body bulges before reverting to a square shape. A square shaped domed cover with a square knob finial. Curved handle and spout. Imari decorated in iron-red and gold. The sides decorated with two designs of flowering peony alternating with chrysanthemum plants Corners of body picked out with narrow red and gold lines. On the handle and spout a floret between scrolls. The red and gold lines continue from corners, dividing the cover onto four panels containing flowers similar to those on the body.    In category 36 'Coloured Imari with no underglaze blue, iron-red and gold only' of his Japanese export porcelain, Impey states that the implication of this singular restriction of palette, without the use of underglaze blue, is that these may be the product of a single enamelling workshop, but may or may not be the product of a single kiln. The restriction is probably one of choice, for it would hardly be cheaper, if at all, to use a wider range of enamels, and no cheaper to use underglaze blue. (Impey 2002, pp.220-221)   For an identically shaped teapot, please see; Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century - Page 1 - Object 2010380. Japanese Export Porcelain. Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (O. Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2002), p.207, cat. 344 and p. 208, cat. 347.  Christie's Collections. Teapots, (P. Tippett, Marshall Editions, London, 1996), p. 20. Condition: Perfect.   References: Impey 2002, cat. 347 Tippett 1996, p.20   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Sun, 03 May 2026 14:33:39 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-44752 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Imari 1690-1800 - Imari with no Underglaze Blue, Iron-red and Gold only - Page 1   Object 2012464   Teapot   Japan   1690-1720   Height with cover 76 mm (2.99 inch), height without cover 68 mm (2.68 inch), diameter handle to spout 100 mm (3.94 inch), diameter of mouthrim 20 mm (0.79 inch), diameter of foot 28 mm (1.10 inch), weight including cover 99 grams (3.49 ounce (oz.)), weight cover 6 grams (0.21 ounce (oz.))    Small teapot, square, rounded body on flat unglazed base. Curved handle and a short straight spout. Small upright mouthrim, flat lid with round knob. Imari decorated in iron-red and gold on the sides with flowering plants and grasses and two deeply recessed kidney-shaped panels with modelled decorations in high relief. One panel with a cock, chicken and two eggs on the other a bird perched on a branch of a prunus tree. Round the base of the spout an upturned pointed leaves pattern border. On the handle a floret between scrolls. On the cover round the base of the knob a leaves pattern border in low relief.   In category 36 'Coloured Imari with no underglaze blue, iron-red and gold only' of his Japanese export porcelain, Impey states that the implication of this singular restriction of palette, without the use of underglaze blue, is that these may be the product of a single enamelling workshop, but may or may not be the product of a single kiln. The restriction is probably one of choice, for it would hardly be cheaper, if at all, to use a wider range of enamels, and no cheaper to use underglaze blue. (Impey 2002, pp.220-221)   Bottles, vases, teapots and other objects with similar recessed panels that form a kind of window through to a deeper picture layer were only produced for a short period. This was probably because they were too time-consuming to make and therefore expensive. This type of decoration is only found on Japanese pieces; Chinese imitations are still unknown. (Jörg 2003/1, p.98, cat.96)   Japanese Imari objects decorated in a low relief are rare. In 'Fine & Curious' a bottle (cat. 96), two teapots (cat. 243) and a shaving bowl (231), all decorated in a low relief, are published. Jörg states that these objects could have been made in a specialised workshop producing for export. (Jörg 2003/1, p.100 & p.186)   The inset relief-modelled scenes, often of chickens, can also be found on longnecked bottles. (Impey 2002, p,221, cat. 381)   For an similarly shaped, sized and decorated teapot, please see: Japanese Export Porcelain. Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (O. Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2002), p.221, cat. 381. For an earlier sold teapot also decorated in low relief with similar recessed panels that form a kind of window through to a deeper picture layer, please see: Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century - Page 1 -  Object 201034. Condition: Firing flaws to the handle, the mouthrim an underside of the rim of the cover, two very tiny fleabites to the tip of the spout and a firing tension hairline to the underside of the handle. At one point in time the cover was probably glued to the teapot by a former owner this way preventing it from accidentally falling off and breaking, some glue remains are attached to the underside of the rim of the cover.   References: Jörg 1982/2, cat. 98 & cat. 122 Impey 2002, cat. 381   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Sun, 03 May 2026 14:33:27 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45394 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Imari 1690-1800 - 'Gold' Imari - Page 2   Object 2011449   Saucer   Japan   1700-1730   Height 20 mm (0.79 inch), diameter of rim 110 mm (4.33 inch), diameter of footring 56 mm or (2.20 inch), weight 70 grams (2.47 ounce (oz.))   Saucer on footring, slightly flaring rim. 'Gold' Imari, decorated in gold, iron-red and a light-pinkish gold wash with four groups of flowering plants growing from stylised rockwork and two exotic birds with long tail feathers pheasants in flight. The reverse is undecorated.   The exotic birds depicted are most likely two hôô birds or two Japanese pheasants (Phasianus versicolor). The hôô is a mythical bird originating from China, a composite creature, whose composing elements vary, although in Japan it remains essentially a mixture between a cockerel, a pheasant and a bird of paradise. Japanese pheasants (Phasianus versicolor) are, given their different heads, presumably supposed to be a pair, but in fact only the male has an elaborate tail that can be spread out like a fan. (Fitski 2011, pp.158-159)   Condition: Perfect.   Reference: Fitski 2011, pp.158-159   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Fri, 01 May 2026 12:25:59 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45393 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Imari 1690-1800 - 'Gold' Imari - Page 2   Object 2011741   Saucer   Japan   1700-1730   Height of saucer 16 mm (0.63 inch), diameter of rim 77 mm (3.03 inch), diameter of footring 44 mm or (1.73 inch), weight 21 grams (0.74 ounce (oz.))   Saucer on footrings, slightly everted rim. 'Gold' Imari, decorated in gold, iron-red and a light-pinkish gold wash with a central flower spray round the rim a silkworm and stripes pattern border. The reverse is undecorated.   Miniature porcelain was used to decorate a room or mantelshelf as part of a porcelain ensemble or was intended to be put into a porcelain cabinet. Japanese miniature red and gold Imari pieces can also be found as part of doll’s houses, which showed representations of actual rooms. Pardue states that seventeenth-century Dutch and eighteenth-century British parents wanted their children to prosper and be refined members of polite society. The tea wares and other miniature ceramics, may have been used by or casual play by the young or curiosities for adult amusement, but when viewed through the lens of material culture, they also served as a means through which parents taught their children to succeed in an adult world and carry themselves with proper refinement in polite society. Finally, it has also been suggested that these small sized teacups and saucers were used for the tasting and testing of various sorts of precious tea at a shop. (Jörg 2003/1, p.205 cat. 264), (Pardue 2008, XX)   Condition: Perfect.   References Jörg 2003/1, cat. 264 Pardue 2008, XX   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Fri, 01 May 2026 12:25:47 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-42671 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Imari 1690-1800 - 'Gold' Imari - Page 2   Object 2011695   Dish   Japan   1700-1720   Height 39 mm (1.54 inch), diameter 213 mm (8.39 inch), diameter of footring 113 mm (4.45 inch), weight 445 grams (15.70 ounce (oz.))   Dish on footring, spreading six-lobbed rim. On the base two spur-marks. 'Gold' Imari, decorated in iron-red, gold and black enamel with a central roundel filled with a bird perched on the branch of a flowering tree. The roundel is surrounded by two groups of rockwork one with a wide pine tree. On the sides two phoenixes one standing the other in flight under a wave-shaped border in black enamel. On the rim six half peony flower heads with reserves filled with flowering plants and divided by triangles in black enamel. On the reverse two flower sprays.   The intention of this black enamelling technique was to imitate lacquer, as lacquer adheres poorly to the porcelain body, this enamel imitation was a good alternative. (Jörg 2003/1, cat. 129 & 340)   For objects similarly decorated with black enamel / lacquer imitation please see; Early Japanese Porcelain: Arita Porcelain in the Dresden Collection, (F. Reichel, Londen 1981), cat. 55. Oosters Porselein. Een keuze uit de verzameling van het Museum Boymans-van Beuningen / Oriental porcelain. A choice from the Boymans-van Beuningen Museum Collection, (C.J.A. Jörg, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1995), pp.121-122, figure 55. Fine & Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (C.J.A. Jörg, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam 2003), p.119, cat. 129 & pp.267-268, cat 340. Condition: Some wear to the decoration, a firing flaw to the base, a popped bubble of glaze and a very tiny shallow glaze rough spot to the rim.   References: Reichel 1981, cat. 55 Jörg 1995, figure 55 Jörg 2003/1, cat. 129 & 340   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Fri, 01 May 2026 12:21:31 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45392 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Garnitures or Parts of a Garniture - Page 1   Object 2012505   Beaker vase   Japan   1680-1700   Height 291 mm (11.46 inch), diameter of mouthrim 180 mm (7.09 inch), diameter of footring 97 mm (3.81 inch), weight 1,603 grams (56.54 ounce (oz.))   A large cylindrical trumpet-shaped beaker vase on footring with a flaring mouth and sides spreading towards the inset takefushi-shaped foot. Decorated in underglaze blue with two groups of flowering plants one with flowering peony the other with flowering prunus both groups are devided by grasses. Round the foot two concentric bands.   The beaker form comes from Chinese Transitional ware but the angle cut-in of the sides above the foot became an Arita hallmark. (Ayers, Impey & Mallet 1990, p.103, cat. 48)   For identically shaped beaker vases, decorated in underglaze blue, please see: Porcelain for Palaces. The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, (J. Ayers, O. Impey & J.V.G. Mallet, Oriental Ceramic Society & The British Museum, London 1990), p.103, cat. 48. Ko-Imari from the collection of Oliver Impey, (Barry Davies Oriental Art, London, 1997), pp.46-47, cat. 20. This large beaker vase was once part of a garniture which mostly consisted of three covered oviform-shaped jars and two cylindrical beaker vases with spreading mouths, all with the same decoration, They were very popular in The Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, where they were used as decorative items in the interior. (Jörg 2003/1, p.259)   The shape of the bulging foot, which spreads and then turns sharply inward, is seen on many ewers of this period as well as on later jars, vases and other pieces. It is a distinctively Japanese feature, called takefushi, 'bamboo-noded' foot. (Jörg 2003/1, p.74)   For an Imari decorated large beaker vase, please see: Japanese Imari 1690-1800 - Page 2 - Object 2010732. Condition: Two hairlines to the rim.   References: Ayers, Impey & Mallet 1990, cat. 48 London 1997, cat. 20 Jörg 2003/1, p.74 & p.259   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Fri, 01 May 2026 11:51:58 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45391 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Blue and White wares 17th Century - Dishes - Page 1   Object 2012116   Dish   Japan, Arita presumably Sarugawa   1670-1690   Provenance: Fa. A.C. Beeling & Zn, Hofleverancier (seller to The Dutch Royal House), Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.   Height 55 mm (2.16 inch), diameter of rim 335 mm (13.19 inch), diameter of footring 171 mm (6.73 inch), weight 1.458 grams (51.43 ounce (oz.))   Dish on footring, wide flat rim. On the base four spur-marks in a Y-pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue in a Chinese kraak style with in the centre a decoration of two branches with fruit, one with pomegranates and one with finger-lemon fruit also called 'Buddha's-hand citron' (Citrus medica). On the sides and rim large panels filled with stylised peonies and precious objects alternating with narrower panels filled with florets. The reverse is undecorated. To the base an old rectangular paper dealers label that reads: 'Fa. A.C. Beeling & Zn., Hofleverancier (seller to The Dutch Royal House), Leeuwarden, JAPAN, 3e kwart 17e eeuw', and an old rectangular paper label that reads: 'afb.8 Scheurleer 1659 ?'.    The pomegranate and Buddha's Hand citron (Citrus medica) symbolically represent fertility and happiness, together with the peach (longevity) they are being named 'The three Abundances'. (Arts 1983, p.140)   Fingered citron or Buddha's hand (Citrus medica) (image courtesy of S. Fan)   Although the border division copies kraak porcelain, the decoration of the two large branches filling the centre seems to be based on Chinese prototypes of the later Transitional-early Kangxi period. The Japanese potter combined two styles to create a hybrid, fashionable Japanese novelty. Dishes and plates of this design which were apparently popular, were made in different sizes. (Jörg 2003/1, p.28)    For identically decorated dishes please see; Japans porselein met blauwe decoraties uit de tweede helft van de zeventiende en de eerste helft van de achttiende eeuw, (D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, in, Mededelingenblad Nederlandse Vereniging van Vrienden van de Ceramiek, 64/65, 1971), p.58, cat. 8. Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795. An account of the porcelain trade of the Dutch East India Company with particular reference to ceramics with the V.O.C. monogram, the Cape Market and South African Collections, (C.S. Woodward, Cape Town & Rotterdam, 1974), pp.20-21, cat. 26(b). Japanese Porcelain, (S. Jenyns, Faber & Faber, London / Boston, 1979), cat. 16a. Pronken met Oosters porselein, exhibition catalogue Gemeente Museum Arnhem, (S. Hartog, Waanders, Zwolle 1990), p.128, cat. 153. Mistrovská dĩla Japonského porcelánu / Masterpieces of Japanese Porcelain, (F. Suchomel, Prague 1997), p.77, cat. 25. Ceramics crossed overseas. Jingdezhen, Imari and Delft from the Collection of the Groninger Museum, (C.J.A. Jörg et al., Tokyo, 1999), p.30, cat. 27.  Japanese Export Porcelain. Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (O. Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2002), p.109, cat. 128. Complete Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, (The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Kyushu 2003), p.332, cat. 2595. Fine & Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (C.J.A. Jörg, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam 2003), p.28, cat. 8. On the base two old rectangular paper labels.     Label 1: An old reactangular paper dealer's label that reads:   'Fa. A.C. Beeling & Zn., Hofleverancier (seller to The Dutch Royal House) - Leeuwarden JAPAN 3e kwart 17e eeuw'   Antiquarian A. C. Beeling & Zn was founded in 1886 by A. C. Beeling, son of Johannes Beeling, a master silversmith who had been trading in silver ever since 1864 (Leeuwarder Courant, 03-09-1973). The current A. C. Beeling is the grandson of the founder of the company. His father expanded the business, which at first mostly dealt with clocks and watches, with silver, furniture, china and more (De Telegraaf, 08-10-1993). A. C. Beeling & Zn received its Royal Warrent of Appointment in 1939 (Leeuwarder Nieuwsblad, 04-08-1939). (source: rkd.nl)   Label 2: An old rectangular paper label that reads:    'afb.8 Scheurleer 1659 ?'.    The text on this rectangular paper label referes to a similary decorated dish (catalogue number 8) in:  Japans porselein met blauwe decoraties uit de tweede helft van de zeventiende en de eerste helft van de achttiende eeuw, (D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, in, Mededelingenblad Nederlandse Vereniging van Vrienden van de Ceramiek, 64/65, 1971), p.58, cat. 8.     For a Chinese cream dish, over-decorated in England c.1770-1830, with 'A.C. Beeling & Zn'.dealers label, please see: Sold Ceramics - Sold Chinese wares over-decorated in the West 1700-1800 - English over-decorated - Object 2010226. Condition: Some glaze firing flaws to the central decoration.   References: Lunsingh Scheurleer 1971, cat. 8 Woodward 1974, cat. 26(b) Jenyns 1979, cat. 16a Arts 1983, p.140 Hartog 1990, cat. 153 Suchomel 1997, cat. 25 Jörg 1999, cat. 27 Impey 2002, cat. 128 Jörg 2003/1, cat. 8 Kyushu 2003, cat. 2595   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Fri, 01 May 2026 11:21:22 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45390 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Blue and White wares 17th Century - Dishes - Page 1   Object 2010437   Dish   Japan, Arita presumably Sarugawa   1670-1690   Height 35 mm (1.38 inch), diameter of rim 240 mm (9.45 inch), diameter of footring 123 mm (4.84 inch), weight 678 grams (23.92 ounce (oz.))   Dish on footring, flat rim. On the base a single spur-mark. Decorated in underglaze blue in the style of Chinese kraak porcelain. In the centre a decoration of two branches with fruit, one with pomegranates and one with finger-lemon fruit also called 'Buddha's-Hand citron' (Citrus medica). The sides divided into panels filled with stylised peonies and precious objects alternating with narrower panels of florets. The reverse is undecorated.   The pomegranate and Buddha's Hand citron (Citrus medica) symbolically represent fertility and happiness, together with the peach (longevity) they are being named 'The three Abundances'. (Arts 1983, p.140)   Although the border division copies kraak porcelain, the decoration of the two large branches filling the centre seems to be based on Chinese prototypes of the later Transitional-early Kangxi period. The Japanese potter combined two styles to create a hybrid, fashionable Japanese novelty. Dishes and plates of this design which were apparently popular, were made in different sizes. (Jörg 2003/1, p.28)    For identically decorated dishes, please see: Japans porselein met blauwe decoraties uit de tweede helft van de zeventiende en de eerste helft van de achttiende eeuw, (D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, in, Mededelingenblad Nederlandse Vereniging van Vrienden van de Ceramiek, vols. 64/65, 1971), p.54, cat. 8. Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795. An account of the porcelain trade of the Dutch East India Company with particular reference to ceramics with the V.O.C. monogram, the Cape Market and South African Collections, (C.S. Woodward, Cape Town & Rotterdam, 1974), pp.20-21, cat. 26(b). Japanese Porcelain, (S. Jenyns, Faber & Faber, London / Boston, 1979), cat. 16a. Pronken met Oosters porselein, exhibition catalogue Gemeente Museum Arnhem, (S. Hartog, Waanders, Zwolle 1990), p.128, cat. 153. Mistrovská dĩla Japonského porcelánu / Masterpieces of Japanese Porcelain, (F. Suchomel, Prague 1997), p.77, cat. 25. Ceramics crossed overseas. Jingdezhen, Imari and Delft from the Collection of the Groninger Museum, (C.J.A. Jörg et al., Tokyo, 1999), p.30, cat. 27.  Japanese Export Porcelain. Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (O. Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2002), p.109, cat. 128. Complete Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, (The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Kyushu 2003), p.332, cat. 2595. Fine & Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (C.J.A. Jörg, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam 2003), p.28, cat. 8. Condition: A fleabite to the rim.   References: Lunsingh Scheurleer 1971, cat. 8 Woodward 1974, cat. 26(b) Jenyns 1979, cat. 16a Arts 1983, p.140 Hartog 1990, cat. 153 Suchomel 1997, cat. 25 Jörg 1999, cat. 27 Impey 2002, cat. 128 Jörg 2003/1, cat. 8 Kyushu 2003, cat. 2595   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Fri, 01 May 2026 11:13:08 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45389 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Blue and White wares 17th Century - Dishes - Page 1   Object 2010231   Dish   Japan, Arita presumably Sarugawa   1670-1690   Height 38 mm (1.50 inch), diameter of rim 215 mm (8.47 inch), diameter of footring 116 mm (4.57 inch), weight 432 grams (15.24 ounce (oz.))   Dish on footring, flat rim. On the base a single spur-mark. Decorated in underglaze blue in the style of Chinese kraak porcelain.  In the centre a decoration of two branches with fruit, one with pomegranates and one with finger-lemon fruit also called 'Buddha's-Hand citron' (Citrus medica). The sides divided into panels filled with stylised peonies and precious objects alternating with narrower panels of florets. The reverse is undecorated.   The pomegranate and Buddha's Hand citron (Citrus medica) symbolically represent fertility and happiness, together with the peach (longevity) they are being named 'The three Abundances'. (Arts 1983, p.140)   Although the border division copies kraak porcelain, the decoration of the two large branches filling the centre seems to be based on Chinese prototypes of the later Transitional-early Kangxi period. The Japanese potter combined two styles to create a hybrid, fashionable Japanese novelty. Dishes and plates of this design which were apparently popular, were made in different sizes. (Jörg 2003/1, p.28)    For identically decorated dishes, please see: Japans porselein met blauwe decoraties uit de tweede helft van de zeventiende en de eerste helft van de achttiende eeuw, (D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, in, Mededelingenblad Nederlandse Vereniging van Vrienden van de Ceramiek, vols. 64/65, 1971), p.54, cat. 8. Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795. An account of the porcelain trade of the Dutch East India Company with particular reference to ceramics with the V.O.C. monogram, the Cape Market and South African Collections, (C.S. Woodward, Cape Town & Rotterdam, 1974), pp.20-21, cat. 26(b). Japanese Porcelain, (S. Jenyns, Faber & Faber, London / Boston, 1979), cat. 16a. Pronken met Oosters porselein, exhibition catalogue Gemeente Museum Arnhem, (S. Hartog, Waanders, Zwolle 1990), p.128, cat. 153. Mistrovská dĩla Japonského porcelánu / Masterpieces of Japanese Porcelain, (F. Suchomel, Prague 1997), p.77, cat. 25. Ceramics crossed overseas. Jingdezhen, Imari and Delft from the Collection of the Groninger Museum, (C.J.A. Jörg et al., Tokyo, 1999), p.30, cat. 27.  Japanese Export Porcelain. Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (O. Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2002), p.109, cat. 128. Complete Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, (The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Kyushu 2003), p.332, cat. 2595. Fine & Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (C.J.A. Jörg, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam 2003), p.28, cat. 8. Condition: Overall fine crazing to the glaze, a firing flaw and a chip to the rim.   References: Lunsingh Scheurleer 1971, cat. 8 Woodward 1974, cat. 26(b) Jenyns 1979, cat. 16a Arts 1983, p.140 Hartog 1990, cat. 153 Suchomel 1997, cat. 25 Jörg 1999, cat. 27 Impey 2002, cat. 128 Jörg 2003/1, cat. 8 Kyushu 2003, cat. 2595   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Fri, 01 May 2026 11:07:52 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-42583 Sold Ceramics - Sold Japanese Blue and White wares 17th Century - Dishes - Page 1   Object 2010572   Dish   Japan, Arita presumably Sarugawa   1670-1690   Height 50 mm (1.97 inch), diameter of rim 320 mm (12.60 inch), diameter of footring 160 mm (6.29 inch)   Dish on footring with a straight rim and a glazed base. On the base four spur-marks in a Y-pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue in a Chinese kraak style with in the centre a decoration of two branches with fruit, one with pomegranates and one with finger-lemon fruit also called 'Buddha's-hand citron' (Citrus medica). On the sides and rim large panels filled with stylised peonies and precious objects alternating with narrower panels filled with florets. The reverse is undecorated.   The pomegranate and Buddha's Hand citron (Citrus medica) symbolically represent fertility and happiness, together with the peach (longevity) they are being named 'The three Abundances'. (Arts 1983, p.140)   Although the border division copies kraak porcelain, the decoration of the two large branches filling the centre seems to be based on Chinese prototypes of the later Transitional-early Kangxi period. The Japanese potter combined two styles to create a hybrid, fashionable Japanese novelty. Dishes and plates of this design which were apparently popular, were made in different sizes. (Jörg 2003/1, p.28)    For identically decorated dishes please see; Japans porselein met blauwe decoraties uit de tweede helft van de zeventiende en de eerste helft van de achttiende eeuw, (D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, in, Mededelingenblad Nederlandse Vereniging van Vrienden van de Ceramiek, 64/65, 1971), p.58, cat. 8. Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795. An account of the porcelain trade of the Dutch East India Company with particular reference to ceramics with the V.O.C. monogram, the Cape Market and South African Collections, (C.S. Woodward, Cape Town & Rotterdam, 1974), pp.20-21, cat. 26(b). Japanese Porcelain, (S. Jenyns, Faber & Faber, London / Boston, 1979), cat. 16a. Pronken met Oosters porselein, exhibition catalogue Gemeente Museum Arnhem, (S. Hartog, Waanders, Zwolle 1990), p.128, cat. 153. Mistrovská dĩla Japonského porcelánu / Masterpieces of Japanese Porcelain, (F. Suchomel, Prague 1997), p.77, cat. 25. Ceramics crossed overseas. Jingdezhen, Imari and Delft from the Collection of the Groninger Museum, (C.J.A. Jörg et al., Tokyo, 1999), p.30, cat. 27.  Japanese Export Porcelain. Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (O. Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2002), p.109, cat. 128. Complete Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, (The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Kyushu 2003), p.332, cat. 2595. Fine & Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (C.J.A. Jörg, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam 2003), p.28, cat. 8. Condition: Perfect.   References: Lunsingh Scheurleer 1971, cat. 8 Woodward 1974, cat. 26(b) Jenyns 1979, cat. 16a Arts 1983, p.140 Hartog 1990, cat. 153 Suchomel 1997, cat. 25 Jörg 1999, cat. 27 Impey 2002, cat. 128 Jörg 2003/1, cat. 8 Kyushu 2003, cat. 2595   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Fri, 01 May 2026 11:07:32 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45388 Sold Ceramics - Sold Chinese wares over-decorated in the West 1700-1800 - Dutch over-decorated wares Amsterdams Bont - Other Designs - Page 1   Object 2011150   Bowl   China1730-1750, over-decorated in the Netherlands, Amsterdams Bont, c.1730-1760   Height 59 mm (2.32 inch), diameter of rim 112 mm (4.41 inch), diameter of footring 41 mm (1.61 inch), weight 170 grams (6.00 ounce (oz.))   Bowl on footring, steeply rounded sides and a straight rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with four groups of flowering plants, round the rim a trellis-pattern border with four reserves filled with flower sprays. On the bottom a flower spray in a concentric band and round the inner rim a single concentric band. Over-decorated in iron-red, green and black enamel and gold in the Netherlands, Amsterdams Bont, c.1730-1760 with four panels filled with a flowering plant, in between the panels leafy branches round the foot a descending lotus leaves-pattern border. On the bottom a single flower spray and on the inner wall six single flower sprays.   Condition: A firing tension hairline to the footring , a popped bubble of glaze (caused by the firing process) and two fleabites to the rim.   Price: Sold   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:00:47 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45386 Sold Ceramics - Sold Chine de commande - Western Subjects 1680-1800 - Western Designers - Page 1 Pronk, Cornelis (1691-1759)   Object 2012055   Dish   China   c.1750   Height 31 mm (1.22 inch), diameter of rim 228 mm (8.98 inch), diameter of footring 117 mm (4.61 inch), weight 343 grams (12.10 ounce (oz.))   Dish on footring, flat rim. Decorated in various famille rose enamels and gold with a scene reminiscent of Pronk's 'Parasol Lady' design, with a lady standing in a fenced garden gesturing at two pheasants in front of her and her attendant holding a tasselled parasol. Various flowering plants are growing from behind the fence. On the sides a stylised border and on the rim three sprays with flowering plants and fruiting pomegranate and Buddha's hand citron (Citrus medica). The reverse is undecorated.     As mentioned Pronk's design of the 'Parasol Lady' was also used on Japanese porcelain. It was not ordered by the Dutch East India Company, (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC) but commissioned by private Dutch traders. On Japanese pieces, the Chinese ladies have become Japanese with their characteristic hairstyles and kimonos. Pronk designs were still in great demand, particularly the Parasol Lady, when VOC orders for this type of porcelain declined. Simplified versions were made at the artists' initiative, where both early Chinese and Japanese versions were used as models. This dish is such late Chinese variant decorated in famille rose enamels.   The design on this dish is an excellent example of an interpretation of Pronk's 'Parasol Lady' design by the Chinese porcelain painters themselves, maybe meant for the own domestic market as an exotic item, an 'Europeanerie'. In this case the waterbirds beside marsh grasses have been replaced by pheasants in a fenced peony garden, while the insects on the reverse have been deleted. Furthermore, the design was also widely copied in Europe, for example by the Venetian Porcelain Factory Cozzi, the Dutch Ouder-Amstel Porcelain Factory and Delft factories. At Delft, there were plain white objects decorated with the Chinese version of the Parasol Ladies. Until the mid to late 19th century the pattern of the 'Parasol Lady' was still used on European porcelain, for example at the famous Herendt Factory in Hungary and at the Porcelain Factory of Maastricht, the Netherlands.   For identically decorated dishes with this Chinese variant of Pronk's the 'Parasol Lady' design, please see: The Hodroff Collection, Part II, auction catalogue Christie’s New York, 23th of  January  2008, sale 1958, p.19, lot 253. Hit & Myth, exhibition / sale catalogue Cohen & Cohen, London 30 October - 8 November 2014, p.78, cat.44. For other objects decorated with a Chinese variant of Pronk's the 'Parasol Lady' design, please see: Chine de commande - Western Subjects 1680-1800 - Western Designers - Pronk, Cornelis (1691-1759) - Object 2011964.  Sold Ceramics - Sold Chine de commande - Western Subjects 1680-1800 - Western Designers - Pronk, Cornelis (1691-1759) -  Object 2010190. Sold Ceramics - Sold Chine de commande - Western Subjects 1680-1800 - Western Designers - Pronk, Cornelis (1691-1759) - Object 2010106. Sold Ceramics - Sold Chine de commande - Western Subjects 1680-1800 - Western Designers - Pronk, Cornelis (1691-1759) - Object 2011527. Sold Ceramics - Sold Chine de commande - Western Subjects 1680-1800 - Western Designers - Pronk, Cornelis (1691-1759) - Object 201098. Sold Ceramics - Sold Chine de commande - Western Subjects 1680-1800 - Western Designers - Pronk, Cornelis (1691-1759) - Objects 2010478. Condition: A firing flaw and a frit and fleabite to the footring, some wear to the enamels.   References: Vries 1923, pp.8-9 Goldsmith Phillips 1956, cat. 33 Beurdeley 1962, cat. 32-35 Lunsingh Scheurleer 1966, cat. 185 Park 1973, cat. 12 & 13 Corbeiller 1974, cat. 24 Gordon 1977, cat. 72 Howard & Ayers 1978, vol. I, pp.292-296 Jörg 1980, cat. 34 Jörg 1982/1, cat. 31-35 & cat. 40 Arts 1983, Plate 53a/b Boulay 1984, p.262, nr. 4 Oka 1985, pp.69-76 Lunsingh Scheurleer 1989, cat. 182 Jörg 1989/2, cat. 45 & 46 Howard 1994, cat. 53 & cat. 57 Jorg 1996, fig. 85 Jörg & Van Campen 1997, cat. 328a/b & cat. 329 Arita 2000, cat. 76-79 Jörg 2002/2, cat. 98 & 99 Jörg 2003/1, cat. 324 & 325 Litzenburg 2003, cat. 170 Fuchs & Howard 2005, cat. 24 New York 2008, lot 253 Sargent 2012, cat. 143 London 2014/1, cat.44   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:35:29 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-44319 Sold Ceramics - Sold Chine de commande - Western Subjects 1680-1800 - Western Designers - Page 1 Pronk, Cornelis (1691-1759)   Object 2011527   Teacup and saucer   China   1736-1740   Height of teacup 42 mm (1.65 inch), diameter of rim 72 mm (2.84 inch), diameter of footring 31 mm (1.22 inch), weight 61 grams (2.15 ounce (oz.)) Height of saucer 27 mm (1.06 inch), diameter of rim 117 mm (4.61 inch), diameter of footring 69 mm (2.72 inch), weight 88 grams (3.10 ounce (oz.))   A moulded teacup and saucer on footrings with straight underglaze brown-edged rims (jia mangkou). Decorated in underglaze blue with a simplified representation of the the 'Parasol Lady' after a design by the Dutch artist Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759) with two women by a reed border at a riverbank, one holding a parasol, the other watching a bird. On the sides panels filled with insects alternating with flowering plants. The reverse is undecorated. The teacup is decoraed en suite.   Pronk´s the ´Parasol Lady´ desgn became very fashionable and was still in great demand when Dutch East India Company, (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC) orders for this type of porcelain declined. Simplified imitations soon appeared on the market made at the artists' initiative, where both early Chinese and Japanese versions were used as models. This teacup and saucer are an example of such a late Chinese variant.   For a similarly decorated teacup / saucer, please see: Pronk porselein. Porselein naar ontwerpen van Cornelis Pronk / Pronk Porcelain. Porcelain after designs by Cornelis Pronk, (C.J.A. Jörg, exhibition catalogue, Groninger Museum / Haags Gemeentemuseum, Groningen, 1980), p.69 cat. 27. Condition: Teacup: A frit to the rim. Saucer: Perfect.   References: Vries 1923, pp.8-9 Goldsmith Phillips 1956, cat. 33 Beurdeley 1962, cat. 32-35 Lunsingh Scheurleer 1966, cat. 187 Park 1973, cat. 12 & 13 Corbeiller 1974, cat. 24 Gordon 1977, cat. 72 Howard & Ayers 1978, vol. I, pp.292-296 Jörg 1980, cat. 27  Jörg 1982/1, cat. 31-35 & cat. 40 Arts 1983, Plate 53a/b Boulay 1984, p.262, nr. 4 Oka 1985, pp.69-76 Lunsingh Scheurleer 1989, cat. 182 Jörg 1989/2, cat. 45 & 46 Wästefelt et al. 1991, pp. 270-273 Howard 1994, cat. 53 & cat. 57 Jörg & Van Campen 1997, cat. 328a/b & cat. 329 Arita 2000, cat. 76-79 Jörg 2002/2, cat. 98 & 99 Jörg 2003/1, cat. 324 & 325 Litzenburg 2003, cat. 170 Fuchs & Howard 2005, cat. 24 Sargent 2012, p.183 & cat. 143   Price: Sold.   More pictures >> Sold Ceramics Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:34:50 GMT +0200 https://patergratiaorientalart.com/article-45165 Southeast Asia / Other Ceramics   Object 2012618   Dish   Annamese (Vietnamese)   c.1500   Height 73 mm (2.87 inch), diameter 368 mm (14.49 inch), diameter of footring 205 mm (8.07 inch), weight 2,002 grams (70.62 ounce (oz.))   Dish on footring, spreading sides, narrow flat rim with raised edge. Decorated in a strong underglaze blue with a large leafy lotus spray on the sides flower heads with scrolls. The edge unglazed. On the reverse a band of lotus panels containing leaf-forms.   The Chinese conquest under the leadership of the emperor Yong Le between 1407 and 1427 had a great effect on Vietnamese culture. Although he wanted to encourage overseas trade, the trade was bound up in so many unpopular rules which were designed to fill the treasure chests in Peking, that in practice trade stagnated. It was therefore not until 1480 that the Chinese export of ceramics was once able to compete with that of Thailand and Vietnam. Blue underglaze decorations were found very early on in Vietnamese ceramics but only really developed during the 15th century. Due to the Chinese conquest cobalt oxide could be imported in greater amounts. Cobalt oxide was one of the raw materials needed to produce the beautiful blue decorations and therefore rapidly supplanted the iron oxide paints. Cobalt can withstand a higher oven temperature and burns less quickly in the kiln than othet piments. In addition, the monochrome brown and celadon-coloured ware also became less popular. (Borstlap 1993, p.47) The 15th and 16th century blue and white decorations are lifely and in the main inspired by 14th century Chinese Ming porcelain. This can be seen when, for example, lotus, leaf and cloud motifs are compared. However, the shapes and firing techniques were now also based on the Chinese example. the decorations and shapes of plates, bowls, bottles, and such like often look very Chinese but on close inspection the differences are very clear.  After about 1450 many othjer colours were also used, such as red, green, and orange, which were painted on to the glaze. (Borstlap 1993, pp.48-49)   Yet in China's awesome shade, Vietnamese ceramics have been regarded even by western admirers as rustic reflections of Chinese wares, one of "the innumerable schools of provincial ceramics", rather than as an expression of Vietnam's own, admirable, tradition. Asian and western scholarship on ceramics has naturally been dominated by the extraordinary achievements of Chinese potters. There has been a tendency to approach the subject of Vietnamese ceramics from a Chinese perspective and to overlook the originality of the comparatively small output of a comparatively small neighbor.  Vietnam is now opening to the rest of the world. Actually, conscious of the historical pressures that have given their country its present form, Vietnamese are aware of the extent to which ancient ceramics define their culture. Art objects have fared badly in Vietnam. Items made of wood, paper, or textiles have not survived the hot, humid climate, and architectural monuments were destroyed in antiquity during the incursions of Khmers, Chams, Mongolians, and Chinese. Indeed, during their occupation of Vietnam from 1407 to 1427, the Chinese seem to have deliberately obliterated artifacts of a culture different from their own, removing libraries and archives and leveling palaces and temples. But ceramics have survived intact. Along with literature and music (art forms that can exist without tangible expression), They are probably the most important remaining manifestations of Vietnam's cultural traditions. As physical from of historical memory, ceramics form a more significant portion of the country's artistic identity than they do in most cultures. (Stevens & Guy 1997, pp.23-25)   For similarly decorated dishes see; Vietnamese Ceramics. A Separate Tradition, (J. Stevenson & John Guy, Art Media Resources with Avery Press, Chicago, 1997), p.155, fig. 3. Sold Ceramics - Sold Southeast Asia other wares - Page 1 - Object 2011473. Condition: Some firing flaws and a short hairline to the rim.   References: Stevens & Guy 1997, pp.23-25 Borstlap 1993, pp.48-49   Price: € 499 Currency Converter   More pictures >> Southeast Asia / Other Ceramics Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:23 GMT +0200