Asian Art

November 27December 02, 2021
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LOT 362

Lot 362

A Grisaille-Decorated Blue and White Nabeshima 'Wisteria' Footed Bowl, Edo Period, 18th Century

A Grisaille-Decorated Blue and White Nabeshima 'Wisteria' Footed Bowl, Edo Period, 18th Century
Lot 362 Details
A Grisaille-Decorated Blue and White Nabeshima 'Wisteria' Footed Bowl, Edo Period, 18th Century

The surface decorated with wisteria petals in pale lavendar grey outlined in grisaille and leafy vines in underglaze cobalt blue, the underside further decorated in cobalt on the raised foot with a medallion pattern and the body with three floral groups
height 2.4 in — 6 cm, diameter 8.4 in — 21.3 cm

Estimate $800-$1,500

Realised: $1,020
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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A Grisaille-Decorated Blue and White Nabeshima 'Wisteria' Footed Bowl, Edo Period, 18th Century
  • A Grisaille-Decorated Blue and White Nabeshima 'Wisteria' Footed Bowl, Edo Period, 18th Century
  • A Grisaille-Decorated Blue and White Nabeshima 'Wisteria' Footed Bowl, Edo Period, 18th Century
  • A Grisaille-Decorated Blue and White Nabeshima 'Wisteria' Footed Bowl, Edo Period, 18th Century
Provenance:

From a Private Collection in North Carolina;
Deaccessioned from the Fowler Museum, by repute

Note:

'VA217985603' serial number etched on the base

For similar examples, see Sotheby's London, November 3, 2020, lot 77; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 23.225.308; and the Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Saga, accession number 00343

Sotheby's London, November 3, 2020, lot 77
Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 23.225.308
Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Saga, accession number 00343

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