A large Imari shallow bowl
Meiji period, late 19th century
Painted in polychrome enamels and gilt with a central figural roundel with courtesans and an attendant on a garden terrace, the sloping sides scattered with animal and floral medallions on a ground of gilt scrolling tendrils alternating with diaper patterns, the inverted rim with a shippo-tsunagi garland above a band of underglaze blue petals encircling the short ring foot
18 1/2in (47cm) diameter
Estimate:
US$ 2,500 - 4,000
£1,600 - 2,600
1,900 - 3,000
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Category:
Asian Art
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