A DUTCH DECORATED KAKIEMON DISH
c.1710-20, the centre painted with the "Hob in the Well" design within a dense floral border, 21.5cm diameter
Provenance: Bt. Vincent L'Herrou, Ceramics Fair, June 2002.
This celebrated pattern derives from the Chinese story of the 11th century Statesman Sima Guang (Jp. Shiba Onko), illustrating lateral thinking and presence of mind. When as a boy, his friend fell into a giant water-jar and as Guang was not strong enough to pull him out, he took a large stone and smashed the jar.
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£300 - £600
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£1,700 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The English name apparently derives from the name of
a farce by Colley Cibber of 1711 Flora or Hob-in-the-Well adapted from a
play by Thomas Doggetter of 1698.
As well as in Holland, this Kakiemon design was
copied at Meissen and Chelsea. Shards of this particular petal-moulded plate
have been found at the Kakiemon kiln site.
