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LOT 0245
Western Asiatic Cobalt-Blue Footed Ceramic Bowl
9TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (498 grams, 18.5 cm).
With a carinated sidewall, rolled and everted rim, shallow foot; partial lustre-glaze to the surface with four trapezoidal panels: two with a reserved regardant bird and two with a tracery motif.
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1982.
Private collection, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12724-235155.
Published
Masterpieces of Lustre-Painted Pottery: Persian Ceramics from Distant Lands (ラスタ―彩名陶展), The Asahi Shimbun Company, 1982, no. I-32, illustrated.
Exhibited:
Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Tokyo, 20–25 May 1982.
Maruei Sky Building, Nagoya, 29 May–3 June 1982.
Takashimaya, Osaka, 10–15 June 1982.
Takashimaya, Okayama, 17–22 June 1982.
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LOT 0245
Western Asiatic Cobalt-Blue Footed Ceramic Bowl
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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