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CARL WANTRUP ASIAN ART

Kakiemon octagonal bowl
Edo Period (1603-1868), c. 1670-1690

Japan, Hizen Province, Kakiemon kiln

Enamelled porcelain

Finely moulded in octagonal form in porcelain, decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels with birds flying amongst flowering cherry trees and bamboo to the interior, and peonies and rocks to the exterior. The rim dressed with a fine line of brown enamel (‘fuchibeni’ rim). Together with an old high quality Japanese wooden box.

Catalogue 49.

For other examples of this pattern see: Shibata Collection Volume V, cat. 195, p 141. National Gallery of Victoria, accession number 2018.593 (purchased with funds donated by Pauline Gandel)

Cultural notes:

The title Kakiemon describes both a member of The Kakiemon family and a style of Arita enamel-decorated ceramics dating back to the 1660s. The name derives from the persimmon (kaki in Japanese) as the red on early Kakiemon ceramics reminded people of the colour of the persimmon fruit. There are really two classes of ceramics that fall under this title. The first is the works attributed to the Kakiemon family. These are characterised by being highly refined and flawless in their manufacture, usually moulded and asymmetrically decorated in clear on-glaze enamels. A more generic use, sometimes referred to as Kakiemon style, covers works that are on-glaze enamel decorated but often turned on a potter’s wheel. Both forms are hand decorated and limited in their availability. It was this style of decoration that influenced early European ceramics (Bow, Meissen, Chantilly) and was the bridge between Japanese and European ceramics.

H 9cm D 22cm

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