A Japanese sometsuké crane shaped dish. Edo period.
The dish has moulded relief decoration in the form of a crane with outstretched wings which is decorated in blue and white, red and gilt.
- Country:
- Japan
- Period :
- Edo (1603-1868), late 18th century/early 19th century
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Dimension:
- 24 cm
- Reference :
- B206
- Status:
- sold
Related works
An identical dish was exhibited at The Beauty of Imari Sometsuke, Underglaze Blue Porcelain Ware: The Platters of Different Patterns at the Museum of Ceramic Art à Hyogo (2013).
A dish of this design, polychrome and from the begining of the 18th century, is held on at the Ashmolean Museum of Oxford, and is illustrated in Japanese export porcelain, catalogue of the collection of the Ashmolean Museum (Oliver Impey, 2002, p. 242, pl. 426).
