Strauss & co - 5 March 2018, Cape Town

113 298 A Japanese blue and white dish, Meiji Period, 1868-1912 rectangular with incurved corners, the centre painted with peonies enclosed by stylised scrollwork, the reverse similarly decorated, firing faults, underglaze-blue four-character mark, 21cmwide ; a Japanese blue and white covered bowl, early 20th century, decorated with a profusion of flowerheads and scrolling foliage, the base with diaper border, firing fault to the base, 14cm high ; a Japanese blue and white jubako , comprising four tiers, the cylindrical body decorated with scrolling foliage and flowerheads, each raised on a low footrim, the wooden cover with carp finial, 25cm high; and another example, comprising a double tier, the square body printed with scrolling foliage and flowerheads, raised on bracket feet, the wooden cover with double-flowerhead finial, chips, 15,5cm high (4) R –  299 A Japanese blue and white dish, early 20th century square with canted corners, of wavy outline, the centre painted with flowers and foliage, the cavetto with stylised characters, the rims with chrysanthemums and scrolling peonies, the reverse with stylised stems, underglaze-blue six-character mark, 31,5cmwide ; and another, similar, the centre painted with palmettes and scrolling foliage, the rim with stylised ferns and flowerheads, the reverse with stylised stems, hairline crack, underglaze-blue six-character mark, 37cmwide (2) R –  300 A Japanese blue and white bowl, early 20th century octagonal, the centre painted with a stylised flowerhead, the cavetto with diaper border, the rim with diamond-shaped motifs enclosing flowerheads, the reverse painted with alternating panels of landscapes and pine trees, underglaze- blue mark, 19,5cmwide ; a blue and white star-shaped dish, early 20th century, painted with peonies, bamboo and a bird in flight, the raised rim outlined in sienna with cell-diaper borders, minor chips, underglaze-blue six-character mark, 18,5cm wide ; and a pair of Japanese blue and white cups, early 20th century, each painted with panels of landscapes, the centre with underglaze-blue four-character mark, 5cm high (4) R –  298 299 300