Lot 21: Three Ceramic Items Including a Japanese Imari Style Porcelain Dish and Two Glazed Stoneware Vessels
This lot comprises three ceramic items: a large decorated porcelain dish and two pieces of glazed stoneware. The Japanese porcelain dish features a lobed, scalloped rim and is hand-painted in a traditional Imari palette of underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red, and gilt highlights. The central well contains a circular medallion with a floral spray, while the border consists of six alternating panels showing floral sprays on a white ground and stylized motifs on a cobalt blue ground. The reverse of this dish is decorated with four underglaze blue scrolling floral motifs (photo 2). A small white rectangular adhesive label reading 19 19 is affixed to the interior surface (photo 1). There is no legible maker’s name present. The second item is a shallow stoneware dish of irregular form, finished in a glossy mottled drip-glaze that transitions from orange and ochre at the rim to purple and blue in the centre. It bears a white rectangular adhesive label reading 19 19 (photo 1). The third item is a round stoneware bowl with straight-sloping sides, featuring a dark metallic-brown tenmoku-style glaze to the interior and a contrasting yellowish-brown glaze band at the rim. It also carries a white rectangular adhesive label reading 19 19 (photo 1). No manufacturer marks or signatures are visible on either stoneware piece.
Condition report:
The Japanese porcelain dish shows minor rubbing to the gilt decoration on the rim and interior consistent with age and use (photo 1). The reverse reveals typical kiln grit and small pinholes in the glaze from the firing process (photo 2). No visible chips, cracks, or repairs are present on the dish. Both the mottled stoneware dish and the metallic-brown glazed bowl appear in excellent condition with no visible chips, cracks, or signs of restoration (photo 1).
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