Japanese porcelain bowl, Kakiemon kilns, c. 1700. Genroku Period.
£980.00
An interesting Japanese porcelain bowl, bearing a ‘clove’ mark, Kakiemon kilns, c. 1700, Genroku Period.
Painted to the exterior, with a continuous band of floral scroll, in underglaze blue, the flowers and leaves, in red, green, yellow, and turquoise enamels, heightened with gilding, above a lappet border.
Set upon a low footrim, painted in underglaze blue, with karakusa scroll.
The interior of the bowl, enamelled and gilded with three sprigs of flowering plants, around a roundel, containing a flowering peony, in underglaze blue, and iron red enamel.
As you will notice from the images, the bowl is of slightly irregular form, as a result of the firing.
Green enamelled ‘clove’ mark to the underside.
Diameter – 20.5 cm, 8 1/8”.
Height – 10 cm, 3 7/8”.
Condition – Firing fault to the rim, kintsugi repair to a small chip on the inside of the footrim. Please see images for detail. Slight wear to the enamels and glaze, commensurate with the age of the bowl.
