Marion Oliviero

Tokyo's Antique Markets

This pair of porcelain plates features a striking sometsuke design (underglaze blue) depicting the iconic Mount Fuji, rising above stylized pine trees.

The composition is set against a dense 'cracked ice' pattern (hyoretsu), a traditional motif that symbolises the transition from winter to spring.

The powerful, graphic quality of the landscape and the careful execution of the background pattern reflect the high level of craftsmanship found in the Japanese Edo period.

The condition of the plates is excellent, with no damage.

Dimensions:
Width 29 cm (large plates)

The item is packed with the utmost care and shipped with track & trace.

Dit paar porseleinen borden is voorzien van een opvallend sometsuke-ontwerp (onderglazuurblauw) dat de iconische berg Fuji afbeeldt, die boven gestileerde dennenbomen uitsteekt.

De compositie is geplaatst tegen een dicht 'gebarsten ijs'-patroon (hyoretsu), een traditioneel motief dat de overgang van winter naar lente symboliseert.

De krachtige, grafische kwaliteit van het landschap en de zorgvuldige uitvoering van het achtergrondpatroon weerspiegelen het hoge niveau van vakmanschap dat te vinden was in de Japanse Edo-periode.

De conditie van de borden zijn uitstekend, geen enkele beschadigingen.

Afmeting:
B 29cm (grote borden)

Het object wordt met uiterste zorg en behoedzaam verpakt en verzonden met track & trace.

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Plate (2) - Porcelain - Mount Fuji and pine trees

1750-1800 - Japan -  

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Pair of porcelain plates from Japan, dating to the Edo period (c. 1750–1800), featuring underglaze blue sometsuke of Mount Fuji rising above stylized pine trees against a hyoretsu crackled ice pattern, in excellent condition with no damage, width 29 cm.

Plate (2) - Porcelain - Mount Fuji and pine trees

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Pair of porcelain plates from Japan, dating to the Edo period (c. 1750–1800), featuring underglaze blue sometsuke of Mount Fuji rising above stylized pine trees against a hyoretsu crackled ice pattern, in excellent condition with no damage, width 29 cm.

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