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Chelsea Ten Sided Dish
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Dates
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Circa 1750
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Medium
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Porcelain
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Origin
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England
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Description
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A rare Chelsea ten-sided (decagon) dish painted with a Kakiemon pattern, the ho-ho bird perched on a flowering branch, flowering bamboo stems, and a flying phoenix above.
Red anchor mark.
24cm Dia.
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Condition
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Chip to the edge restored.
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Literature
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This Chelsea dish is taken directly from a Japanese prototype. Literature: Impey, Jorg, & Mason, Dragons, Tigers and Bamboo, Japanese Porcelain and its Impact in Europe, p.187, fig.149 for the Japanese version.
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