Kakiemon Porcelain Teapot & Cover, C. 1680. Edo Period.

Name: Kakiemon Porcelain Teapot & Cover, C. 1680. Edo Period.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA666111
Availability: SoldOut

17th century

Sold by Philip Carrol Antiques

Description

A fine Arita porcelain teapot, decorated in the Kakiemon style, late 17th Century, Edo Period. The hexagonal, moulded, lobed body enamelled in the Kakiemon palette with flowering plants in each panel painted in blue, green, and iron red below a continuous iron red lappet border. The handle and spout painted with karakusa scrollwork in turquoise and green enamel. The cover similarly painted with flowers and leaves, and surmounted with a bud finial, pierced with a hole to allow steam to escape.

Height - 9.5 cm, 3 3/4”.

Width - 13.5 cm, 5 1/4”.

Depth - 9 cm, 3 1/2”.

Condition - Handle re attached. Typical wear to the enamels, and firing faults.

For a similar teapot, see Soames Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, London 1971, pl. 59A. Jenyns attributes this form to the Empo/Jokyo Period (1673-1687) of the Edo era, describing it as Arita ware with Kakiemon enamels. Jenyns states also that: 'One of the most interesting Japanese forms is that of the Kakiemon tea pots with the body divided into lobes like that of a cantaloupe melon'.

Physical Dimensions

Height

9.5cm (3.74")

Width

13.5cm (5.31")

Depth

9cm (3.54")

Declaration

Philip Carrol Antiques has dated this piece to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA666111

Description

A fine Arita porcelain teapot, decorated in the Kakiemon style, late 17th Century, Edo Period.

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The hexagonal, moulded, lobed body enamelled in the Kakiemon palette with flowering plants in each panel painted in blue, green, and iron red below a continuous iron red lappet border.

Philip Carrol Antiques

The handle and spout painted with karakusa scrollwork in turquoise and green enamel. The cover similarly painted with flowers and leaves, and surmounted with a bud finial, pierced with a hole to allow steam to escape.

fig 1. Kakiemon porcelain teapot & cover, c. 1680. Edo Period. — fig 1. Kakiemon Porcelain Teapot & Cover, C. 1680. Edo Period.

Height - 9.5 cm, 3 3/4”.

Width - 13.5 cm, 5 1/4”.

Depth - 9 cm, 3 1/2”.

Condition - Handle re attached. Typical wear to the enamels, and firing faults.

For a similar teapot, see Soames Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, London 1971, pl. 59A. Jenyns attributes this form to the Empo/Jokyo Period (1673-1687) of the Edo era, describing it as Arita ware with Kakiemon enamels. Jenyns states also that: 'One of the most interesting Japanese forms is that of the Kakiemon tea pots with the body divided into lobes like that of a cantaloupe melon'.