Saucer, F70.168
Physical Description
Plates show nearly identical hand-painted decoration in rust-red, blue, brown, light green, black and gilt depicting a nobleman and two women with an ocean-bay and mountains in the background. Similar scenes in two panels on cup. Decorative panels around rims of all three hexagonal fill designs. Gilt and white, red and black 'drops' of glaze heavily used. One (a) has gold decoration around outside rim.
Research Notes
Labelled "Satsuma". NB. Plate may simply be another saucer. Plate and saucer show nearly identical hand-painted decoration in rust-red, blue, brown, light green, black and gilt depicting a nobleman and two women with an ocean-bay and mountains in the background. Similar scenes in two panels on cup. Decorative panels around rims of all three hexagonal fill designs. Gilt and white, red and black 'drops' of glaze heavily used. —Jonathan Wicken
Provenance
Locality:
Japan
Measurements
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D) (a - Gold rim saucer): 22 x 144 x 143mmMaximum dimensions (H x W x D) (b - No gold rim saucer): 23 x 145 x 145mm
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