NABESHIMA c.1810 – 1840 Japanese Porcelain

An Unusual 19th Century Blue and White Nabeshima Porcelain Dish c.1810 – 1840. Nabeshima Kilns, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu. The Thickly Potted Canted Square Form Stands on a High Foot. The Scene is of a Large Grand Pavilion or Temple Complex Set Against Cliffs with Pine Jutting Out into a Calm Lake.

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Condition
Perfect.
Size
Diameter : 14.5 cm (5 1/2 inches).
Provenance
N/A
Stock number
22271
References
This design is one of a group originally selected by the Shogun Ieharu (1737-1786) in 1773, and continued to be tendered and reserved for presentation to the Shogun during the Edo period. A very similar dish is illustrated in Kyushu Ceramic Museum : Nabeshima: Porcelain for the Shogunate, page 195, Section 5, number 228, dated to the period 1810-40.

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