A PAIR OF SQUARE IMARI PORCELAIN DISHES Lot n° 1049

Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Painted in underglaze and overglaze polychrome enamels, the show side with a stylized pine and bird composition within lotus and scrolling vine, the rim with radiating wide and narrow panels enclosing repeated floral designs. The backside with scrolling foliage. DIAMETER 19.3 cm each Condition: With few manufacturing flaws and wear as well as and small areas of glaze recess. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.