A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISHES Lot n° 1017

Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Both dishes decorated in underglaze blue on the show side with a scholar imagining a fight scene, the rim with diaper pattern and cartouches showing two fishermen. The backside with two stylized branches and a leaf mark on the underside. DIAMETER 24 cm each Condition: With manufacturing flaws, one dish shows chips to the rim. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since.