A PAIR OF IMARI PORCELAIN COFFEE POTS AND COVERS, WITH DUTCH SILVER TAPS

1700-1730 AD
Japan

The coffee pots are of conical form, resting on three flat double bracket feet, and surmounted by a domed cover with pointed knob and a loop ring; the latter is attached to the top of the curved flat handle by a silver linked chain. Each pot has a silver tap - the hole for the tap being surrounded by raised petals of chrysanthemum form. These Dutch taps are contemporary with the period of manufacture of the pots. The pots themselves are decorated in iron red and white - with gilding - depicting stylised scrolls, leaves and flowers, and two central medallions each painted with a curving phoenix.

Similar example published in “The Fine and The Curious”, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, by Christian Jorg, Hotei Publishing 2003, figure 262.

Height: 13.75” / 34 cm