AN ORMOLU MOUNTED KUTANI BOWL
AN ORMOLU MOUNTED KUTANI BOWL
Signed Dai Nihon Kutani zo
Japan, 19th century
The large bowl with gilt European ormolu mounts around the rim and with a base with four feet shaped as European mythical beasts. The bowl is painted on the inside in gilt and bright enamels with an image of a samurai, most likely Kato Kiyomasa (1562-1611) during his tiger hunting and military campaign in Korea (as indicated by his tiger-striped sword). The scene with opulent flowers and pine trees is neatly arranged in variously shaped reserves. Marked underneath in red Dai Nihon Kutani zo [Made by Kutani, Great Japan].
LENGTH (with mounts) 51 cm
Condition: Very good and undamaged condition. The mounts with some wear to gilding and the bowl with minor wear to painting and some firing irregularities.
Provenance: From an Austrian private estate.
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AN ORMOLU MOUNTED KUTANI BOWL
Signed Dai Nihon Kutani zo
Japan, 19th century
The large bowl with gilt European ormolu mounts around the rim and with a base with four feet shaped as European mythical beasts. The bowl is painted on the inside in gilt and bright enamels with an image of a samurai, most likely Kato Kiyomasa (1562-1611) during his tiger hunting and military campaign in Korea (as indicated by his tiger-striped sword). The scene with opulent flowers and pine trees is neatly arranged in variously shaped reserves. Marked underneath in red Dai Nihon Kutani zo [Made by Kutani, Great Japan].
LENGTH (with mounts) 51 cm
Condition: Very good and undamaged condition. The mounts with some wear to gilding and the bowl with minor wear to painting and some firing irregularities.
Provenance: From an Austrian private estate.
