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Kakiemon Dish with Quail · 1 of 1

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OBJECT PASSPORT · PV-RXZGQ · PORCELAIN

Kakiemon Dish with Quail

Kakiemon kilns · c. 1680

The palette Europe spent fifty years failing to copy: persimmon red, a blue like dusk, and most of the surface left bravely empty. Two quail, considering the millet, in no hurry whatsoever.

Maker
Kakiemon kilns
Period
c. 1680
Origin
Arita, Japan
Medium
Porcelain, overglaze enamels
Dimensions
DIAMETER 21 CM

Provenance

English country house collection

London trade, 1990s

Part of Export & Return

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