A pair of Kakiemon style dishes and a Nabeshima style dish | Edo period, late 17th century

Property from the Henry Lawrence Collection

A pair of Kakiemon style dishes and a Nabeshima style dish

Edo period, late 17^th century

the shallow dishes with broad rim and indentations, decorated in underglaze blue with cherry blossom, chocolate rims, Chenghua six character mark to base; the Nabeshima dish with foliate rim and ring foot, decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and green enamels, with a hydrangea in full bloom, the border with a band of Buddhistic emblems, including sacred pearls

each 21 cm., 8¼ in. diam. (the pair of Kakiemon style dishes)

17 cm., 6½ in. diam. (the Nabeshima dish)