19th C. Japanese Edo Isawa Ceramic Bowl w/ Cranes

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. early 19th century CE. A beautiful and petite stoneware bowl with a pale-yellow glaze and three cranes on the exterior walls. The bowl rests on three short feet, and two stamps with Japanese characters are impressed within a cherry or plum blossom. One stamp translates to "Sekitokuyen sei" which indicates the bowl was created at the Sekitokuyen kiln in Isawa (modern day Fuefuki). The cranes are delicately painted in profile with white lines outlining their simple forms. Size: 4.375" Diameter x 3.125" H (11.1 cm x 7.9 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000.

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#162239
Condition Report: Minor imperfections from firing and glazing on exterior. The interior basin has three areas that are unglazed and not flush with the surface. Nice craquelure of glaze.