AN IMARI PORCELAIN DISH Lot n° 1047

Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Painted in underglaze blue and overglaze iron-red and gold on the show side with a central landscape within a double circle, the rims densely decorated with a floral ground surrounding landscape reserves. The backside with three flower sprays and an apocryphal six-character Jiajing reign mark within a circle. DIAMETER 33 cm Condition: Very good condition with expected traces of use and wear to enamels. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by the grandfather of Mr. Holzapfel before 1970 and has been in the Holzapfel family ever since.