A FINE BLUE AND WHITE KOSOMETSUKE ‘PHOENIX AND QILIN’ DISH, 17TH CENTURY

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A FINE BLUE AND WHITE KOSOMETSUKE ‘PHOENIX AND QILIN’ DISH, 17TH CENTURY China. The shallow dish rising from a tapering foot to an everted rim, finely painted in inky shades of cobalt blue to depict at the well a landscape with a qilin and phoenix amid flames and magic pearls, framed by scrolling lotus vines, and a band of key-fret below the rim. The exterior further decorated in cobalt blue with four stylized clouds and fine lines. Dimensions: Diameter 21.5 cm Kosometsuke, literally ‘old blue and white’, refers to porcelains made specifically to cater to Japanese taste. With the growing demand for wares used in tea drinking and kaiseki meals during the tea ceremony, Chinese kilns developed new, irregular shapes and decorations. Kosometsuke porcelain was intentionally manufactured using poorly levigated clay and roughly potted, with inconsistencies or imperfections that appealed to Japanese collectors. Typical Kosometsuke wares are often slightly warped in shape and may bear rim “frits” from the manufacturing process, which were deliberately created. The glaze would frequently flake off the body of the piece, and the edges, known as mushikui, or ‘earthworm nibbles’, were particularly prized. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s Paris, 13 June 2024, lot 20 Estimate: EUR 2,000 at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related form, color of the glaze, and size (21.4 cm). Note the subject.

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