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LOT 0234
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; restored.
ProvenancePrivate 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.
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 0234
Western Asiatic Cobalt-Blue Footed Ceramic Bowl
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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