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Lot 113
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Lot 113 · Porcelain · ⌀ ~15 cm陶磁器
COLLECTOR’S SET OF SEIFU SOKICHI DESSERT PLATES (5 pcs.)
Master Seifu Sokichi, Seifu workshop (Kyoto).
Estimate
25 000 – 30 000 ₽
- Set or pair
- Original box (tomobako)
- Named master
- Period
Mid- to second half of the 20th century.
- Material / technique
High-quality porcelain; traditional underglaze cobalt painting (sometsukeSometsuke 染付 — classic underglaze painting on porcelain in cobalt, which after firing takes on a deep blue or blue-black shade on a white ground.).
- Dimensions
Diameter of each plate — c. 15 cm.
- Description
A rare set of five exquisite museum-quality dessert plates from the renowned Kyoto Seifu dynasty (whose manufactory historically supplied wares for the Imperial Court). The decoration combines the refinement of the Kiyomizu style (Kyo-yaki) with impeccable quality of the porcelain body. The classic painted design includes the auspicious “precious scrolls” motif surrounded by stylised floral sprays.
- Packaging
The lot is supplied in its original wooden box (tomobakoTomobako 共箱 — an authentic box of valuable, seasoned wood (often paulownia), made specially for a particular piece. On the lid the master or owner personally inscribes in ink the calligraphic title of the object, his signature and the impression of a personal seal. It is the principal certificate of authenticity.) with the artist’s calligraphy and the master’s personal seal impression on the lid.