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Eight-lobed Kakiemon style dish, everted lip, fine white porcelain body: low foot rim unglazed; base glazed, only two spur marks apparent, underglaze blue line at junction with foot. Interior: blossom spray on bottom asymmetrically placed, outlined and painted in underglaze blue, separated from walls by double underglaze blue lines; walls have scattered landform shapes in overglaze enamels, blue, green, and yellow as well as red prunus blossoms; double underglaze blue lines at lip. Exterior walls: double underglaze blue lines at junction with foot, and one above; scattered overglaze blue blossoms, outlined in black.
Ceramic teapot (part a) with lid (part b). Teapot has square base and grooved foot. On each of the four surfaces at bottom, there is a row of three rising blade cicada motifs. The teapot form curves outward into baluster shape. Just below the shoulder, a moulded band of k'uei dragons is interrupted by squared spout springing from a monster mouth. Opposite, there is a handle with a zoomorphic design. Rounded shoulder flattens to square collar. Fitting within is the flange of a slightly domed square lid, surmounted by a hare. On base is white paper label printed in blue with intricately entwined initials in European style: possibly "W.W.W."
Hexagonal-shaped teapot (part a) with lid (part b). Teapot tapering slightly outwards from flat base supported at intersections of adjoining planes by low feet. Unglazed body is a lustrous dark red-brown. Hexagonal spout, yoke handle rising from flat shoulders ornamented by moulded scrolling band. Sides consist of two alternating designs on moulded panels with both being variations of fish-dragons on waves. Flat lid with design of three dragons has flange fitting snugly within short hexagonal collar.
Lotus pod shape, light yellow-brown with movable seeds, supported on its side by an extremely dark caltrop nut. Other nuts in varying shades of brown are scattered on the surface in high relief. Four characters impressed beside a small hole in the side.
Brown teapot (part a) and lid (part b). In a compressed globular form in the shape of two lotus pads with incised veining, joined at the edges in a waving line. Short spout in form of stem, opposite handle also shaped as stem. Lid flush with surface of pot has a handle formed with adjoining decoration of lotus pads in high relief, flower in low relief. The is a circular impression on the base with seven small holes. There is an impressed mark in seal characters on inner surface.
Richly gilded jar with image of funeral procession on side. Lid is mostly gold with abstract floral pattern and knob. Four characters marked in gold on underside of base.
Ceramic dish with a foliated edge on a flat rim and a shallow cavetto. Glazed foot ring. Splashes of glaze on slightly convex base. White, heavy porcelaneous body, burnt reddish in firing. Overall thick, unctuous, crackled light blue-white glaze, pulling away slightly over barbs.
Seto ware ceramic tea caddy (without its lid). Globular form on flat base, displaying dark brown body. Thick, glossy red-brown glaze, flecked with yellow-brown, is dark at the lip and pools to dark brown on the minimal neck, thins over the shoulder to broad streaks speckled with yellow-green which end in deep brown pooling well above the base. Four matte brown repairs on lip.
Seto ware ceramic tea caddy (without its lid). Flat base showing rough, dark grey-brown body. Squat cylindrical form curving sharply inward at shoulder to short neck, rounded lip. Thick iridescent coffee-coloured glaze thins over lip, pools darkly beneath it, thinning again at the shoulder. From there dark brown streaks, sometimes exhibiting, crackling fall over the glossy surface to the base, where glaze chipped in one place. Two matte brown repairs, and two gold lacquer ones, located on lip.
Outside has two designs inside a circle like a broken key, and two scenes. One scene has two men sitting under a tree, one man is reading a scroll, and three mountains in the background. The other scene has water, three mountains, house, trees and clouds. Between scenes and designs is a red cloud pattern on gold. Bottom has a raised rim and around the rim is a red and gold plantain design. Everted rim at mouth with red band inside. Inscription of four red calligraphy characters on underside of base.