
AN ARITA AND AN IMARI TEAPOT AND COVER Edo period, 17th century The Arita vessel with an upright curved handle and short spout, flat to the upper edge, decorated overall in iron red and gilt highlights with scrolling, leafy chrysanthemum sprays on a washed green enamelled ground; the Imari teapot decorated in underglaze blue, coloured enamels and gilt with peonies and wild pinks. The tallest 16.5cm (6 1/2in) high. (4). Footnotes: 江戶時代 十七世紀 有田燒及伊萬里茶壺兩件 Provenance: Collection of Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family. Christie's London, 8th November 2018, lot 90 (part lot). Published and Illustrated: The Imari teapot: Japanese Porcelain, Soame Jenyns, Faber & Faber, London, 1965, plate 40A. See another example of the Arita teapot in the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Norweb Collection, 1966.146. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing




















