Klapmuts (Bowl). Provenance: China. Dating: Wanli period (1573-1620). Klapmuts (Bowl) on a footring with a glazed base a flattened rim and foliated edge, decorated in underglaze blue.
According to M. Rinaldi in her book; Kraak porcelain. A moment in history of trade, London 1989, p.129, this Klapmuts can be classified as a group V klapmuts. In these klapmutsen the rim is divided into four large and four narrow panels in the most typical Kraak style The four large and slightly triangular panel ...click for details
Baluster vase. Provenance: Japan. Dating: Edo early period (1615-1703), 4th quarter 17th century. An early six sided baluster vase on a footring with a glazed base. Decorated in overglaze iron-red and gold, mounted with a Dutch Silver neck and lid. Decorated with a chrysanthemum and peony spays, around the neck three half chrysanthemums with leaves scrolls. The Silver lid has two marks, the neck is unmarked. The Silver marks explained: The Marker’s mark: VK with the half moon, stands for J.M. va ...click for details
Beaker vase. Provenance: Japan. Dating: Edo middle period (1704-1800), 1st quarter 18th century. A large beaker vase on a footring with a glazed base of waisted cylindrical shape. With a flaring rim and a spreading lower part tapering to a takefushi-shaped foot, Imari decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gold. Two large shaped panels, one filled with a flowering chrysanthemum plant in a basket on a table and one filled with a flowering cherry plant in a basket on a table, have been reserv ...click for details
Teapot. Provenance: Japan. Dating: Edo middle period (1704-1800), 1st quarter 18th century. A globular pear-shaped teapot with fluted body and a glazed base on a footring. Curved handle and a straight spout. Ribbed cover and knob. Imari decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gold. Decorated on both sides and on the cover with flowering peony branches, On the handle a single flowering stem and on the spout two flowering stems. Dimensions: Height: 102 mm (4.02 inch), Diameter ear to spout: 150 ...click for details
Teapot. Provenance: Japan. Dating: Edo middle period (1704-1800) early 18th century c.1700-1720. A globular teapot with a glazed base on a wide unglazed footring, round curved spout, looped side handle. Lid fluted with a small round knob. Greyish paste and greenish glaze. Typical Imari decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gold. Decorated with trailing floral sprays covering the whole body and lid. The handle and spout painted with red scrolling. Dimensions:
Height: 95 mm (3.74 inch), Di ...click for details
Dish. Provenance: Japan, Arita presumably Sarugawa. Dating: Edo early, Manji-Tenwa period (1658-1683). Dish on footring with an everted rim and a glazed base. Four spur-marks in a Y-pattern on the base. Decorated in underglaze blue. In the centre a decoration a river scene with of a figure fishing and two cows standing on a bridge, a design influenced by the decor of Chinese T'ien -ch'i porcelain, which was exported to Japan. The scroll-band around the centre is characteristic of Chinese ...click for details
Dish. Provenance: Japan, Arita presumably Sarugawa. Dating: Edo early, Manji-Tenwa period (1658-1683). Dish on footring with an everted rim and a glazed base. Decorated in underglaze blue Chinese "Kraak" style. 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". The interior wall is divided into panels of stylised peonies and precious objects alternating with narrower panels of fl ...click for details
Dish. Provenance: Japan, Arita presumably Sarugawa. Dating: Edo early, Manji-Tenwa period (1658-1683). Dish on footring with an everted rim and a glazed base. Decorated in underglaze blue Chinese "Kraak" style. On the base one spur-mark. 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". The interior wall is divided into panels of stylised peonies and precious objects alternating ...click for details
Large bowl. Provenance: Japan. Dating: Late 18th early 19th century, c.1800. Large bowl on footring with a glazed base, decorated in underglaze blue and various overglaze enamels. Round the exterior rim a trellis pattern band with four cartouches filled with leaves. On the exterior wall a continuous decoration of houses with figures sitting on a terrace, river view landscapes with mountains, clouds, trees, sailing boats, bridges and figures. Near the footring a border design as copied from Chine ...click for details
Saucer. Provenance: China. The Nanking Cargo sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 28 April - 2 May 1986. Dating: Qianlong (1736-1795), 1751. This saucer on a footring with a straight rim was part of the “The Nanking Cargo” auction held by Christie's in Amsterdam in 1986. Enamelled with the "Daisy terrace" pattern. The saucer has the original Christie's The Nanking Cargo sale label showing this saucer has to been part of lot 5167. It is one saucer of 100 similar teacups and saucers s ...click for details
