Sakaida Kakiemon XII (Japanese, 1878-1963), A Porcelain Plaque with Quails

Showa period (1926-1989), porcelain plaque hand painted with a charming pair of quails and autumn grasses, signed to lower left corner in underglaze blue, presented with a fabric mat in a honey-toned wood frame.


Frame 14 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 1 in. x sight 7 3/4 x 5 in.

Sakaida Kakiemon XII was the twelfth-generation head of the famed Kakiemon kiln at Arita, celebrated for preserving the elegant enamel-decorated porcelain tradition established in the seventeenth century. Active during the late Meiji through early Showa periods, he helped sustain the kiln’s reputation as one of Japan’s foremost ceramic workshops.

Very good condition.

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