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Pair of Senpoen Studio Porcelain Plates Signed Sekisai browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Porcelain: Pre 1910: item # 891238 Please refer to our stock # 2-856 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book $350 for the Pair |
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This lovely pair of Japanese studio porcelain plates has an ethereal scene of Mount Fuji in the clouds. Meiji period, ca. 1900-1910. The front is of each dish is signed and sealed by the artist, “Sekisai.” On the reverse there is a four-character signature in underglaze blue that reads “Senpoen sei” (made by Senpoen), a porcelain manufacturer in Gifu City. The white peak of Mount Fuji rises up against the palest of blue skies, which fades to an even lighter shade as it approaches the edge of the plate. Soft gray wisps of “fukizumi” clouds drift by the peak of the mountain, a unique and dramatic effect that was accomplished by the use of gray pigment being sprayed through a tube onto the surface of the plate. A diapered geometric border in blue and golden brown encircles the rim. The reverse is simply decorated with five bats within encircling blue lines and the four-character Senpoen mark. The low foot rim is unglazed, showing a very pure, fine-grained and high-quality white porcelain clay. CONDITION is excellent. There is a small chip in the unglazed foot of one plate. DIMENSIONS: 8 ½” (21.5 cm) diameter, 1 ¼” (3.2 cm) high. |
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