Antique Meiji period Japanese Chinese Porcelain Bowl Wu Shuang Pu Marked
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Condition Report: Bowls perfect, Lids perfect, saucer 2 with restoration and 1 with 3 fleebites to rim. 145x25mm, 112x65mm, 106x35mm DiameterxHeight
Stunning set of 3 Gaiwan from Japan with the well know subject of Wu Shuang Put. Very nice examples with a lovely scene.
3 saucers, 3 bowls and 2 lids.
Wu Shuang Pu – Table of Peerless Heroes
The figures are from a book of woodcut prints (Wu Shuang Pu) originally published in the late 17th century (33rd year of Kangxi reign, 1694, by a painter known as Jin Guliang. This book that has been reprinted at numerous occasions consist of of wood block prints, is called Wu (No) Shuang (Peerless, parallel, rivaled) Pu (book, score) contains the painter’s imagined portraits of 40 heroes and heroines from the Han to Song dynasties. In his forewords to the volume, Jin stated that these exemplary characters were no longer seen, therefore, no parallel, wushuang.
Additional Information
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Primary Material | |
| Region of Origin | |
| Century | 19th century |
| Condition Report | Bowls perfect, Lids perfect, saucer 2 with restoration and 1 with 3 fleebites to rim. 145x25mm, 112x65mm, 106x35mm DiameterxHeight |
| Material | Porcelain & Pottery |