Japanese Porcelain Sweetmeat Dish Blue Enamel Immortals Edo Meiji Eiraku 19th C

Name: Japanese Porcelain Sweetmeat Dish Blue Enamel Immortals Edo Meiji Eiraku 19th C
SKU: INV5135
Price: 100.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£100.00

Inventory Code: INV5135

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Japanese Porcelain Sweetmeat Dish Blue Enamel Immortals Edo Meiji Eiraku 19th C

ITEM DETAILS

Inventory Code: INV5135

Object: Sweetmeat Dish

Material: Porcelain

Origin: Japan

Period: Late Edo to Meiji period

Date: 19th century

Decoration: Blue and white decoration with figures, flowers, landscape elements, geometric borders, and auspicious motifs

Mark: Unmarked

MEASUREMENTS

Height: 1.06 in / 2.7 cm

Width: 2.56 in / 6.5 cm

Depth: 4.33 in / 11.0 cm

CONDITION

GOOD (4/5) – Age-related wear, glaze imperfections, firing marks, and minor wear around the rim and corners are visible. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

DESCRIPTION

A Japanese porcelain sweetmeat dish of distinctive rectangular form with flared sides and shaped corners. Decorated in underglaze blue, the interior features small figures traditionally described as immortals within a landscape, surrounded by floral panels and patterned borders. The exterior carries freely painted auspicious motifs between blue line borders. The warm brown dressing along the upper rim provides a pleasing contrast to the blue and white palette. An attractive 19th century Japanese dish with considerable hand-painted character.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE

Small compartment and sweetmeat dishes formed part of the varied tableware produced in Japan during the late Edo and Meiji periods. Figural scenes, floral ornament, and auspicious symbols were popular decorative themes, making examples of this unusual shape appealing additions to collections of Japanese blue and white porcelain.

NOTES

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