Description: ECLECTIC GROUP OF JAPANESE CERAMICS, 19TH CENTURY AND LATER including a small Sumidagawa compressed tripod censer, dia: 3.75 in.; an Export demitasse cup decorated in iron red, blue and green with flowers and patterns, the waist with a molded horizontal rib, h: 2.5 in.; a blue and white Imari rice bowl and cover decorated with alternating medallions and karashishi, dia: 4.25 in.; a fluted Imari low bowl with various flowers in bloom and birds in flight, the reverse with butterflies around a pseudo 'chop' mark, gilt highlights, dia: 6 in.; a small circular dish in the same pattern, dia: 3.25 in.; a pottery model of a seated karashishi (distressed), h: 3.5 in.; a small blue and white bowl, the interior painted with a wide band of scrolling flowers and foliage encircling a vajra, rabbit under foot, dia: 4.5 in.; a blue and white bowl and cover, decorated with various flowers in bloom within panels, dia: 4.75 in.; a modern flared blue and white bowl with barbed rim, the sides decorated with alternating flowering plants separated by the cell-patterned ground, dia: 5.5 in.; a blue and white scalloped dish, with flowering chrysanthemum and brocade in central roundel enclosed with a patterned band, the reverse with pseudo 'chop' mark, dia: 7.5 in.; and a covered bowl decorated with theatrical figures, the interiors with blue and white flowering chrysanthemum, gilt highlights, dia: 4.75 in. (11)
Provenance: Estate of Ronald Sperling
Condition Report: Condition reports are provided upon request but not included in the object description above. Kindly contact Potomack for condition notes.