Christie’s roundel
Lot 45

A MEISSEN KAKIEMON LOBED BEAKER

CIRCA 1728-30, BLUE ENAMEL CROSSED SWORDS MARK, WHEEL-ENGRAVED JAPANESE PALACE INVENTORY NUMBER N=342- W

Closed12 May 2010

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GBP 2,750

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A MEISSEN KAKIEMON LOBED BEAKER
CIRCA 1728-30, BLUE ENAMEL CROSSED SWORDS MARK, WHEEL-ENGRAVED JAPANESE PALACE INVENTORY NUMBER N=342- W
Painted with branches of flowering prunus, pomegranate and peony (small footrim chip)

Augustus II (1670-1733), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, Japanese Palace, Dresden
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 28th June 1993, lot 147

Specialist note

The 1779 Japanese Palace inventory records thirty-seven teabowls of this type (inspired from Arita originals) under number 342.