Caption

Bowl, Toyota Masanobu craftsman, Satsuma ware, 2nd half of the 19th century Meiji period, Japan, Kagoshima. Deep bowl on a low ring-shaped base with a knobbed body and serrated rim reminiscent of a chrysanthemum. Outer wall: clumps of blooming irises growing from water, flowers and leaves painted in two-tone blue enamel with gold outlines and stylized waves/ripples. Inner surface: large gold chrysanthemum rosette imperial crest in the mirror with the Tokugawa family coat of arms in the center; side wall filled with dense, colorful ornament of various chrysanthemum flowers and butterflies in white, red, blue, gold, and green overglaze enamels and gold. Top near the edge: uniform cobalt blue valance ornament. Signature on the base painted in gold reading: Satsuma yaki, Satsuma kuni, Ijun'in workshop, Toyota Masanobu. Vessel; height 12.0 cm, diameter 28.0 cm., A shallow scalloped ceramic bowl with a crackled cream exterior and a deep blue interior rim is shown, decorated around its outer surface with a continuous band of stylized floral and leaf motifs in dark blue accented with subtle gold highlights; the scalloped rim and petal-like vertical segments create a textured profile, and the bowl sits on a low circular foot against a neutral gray background, with visible variations of cream, dark blue, gold, and faint beige tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_340

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Rights managed

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57.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 11.1in / 6000 x 3334 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Toyota Masanobu craftsman Satsuma ware 2nd half 19th century Meiji period Japan Kagoshima Deep bowl low ring-shaped base knobbed body serrated rim reminiscent chrysanthemum Outer wall clumps blooming irises growing water flowers leaves painted two-tone blue enamel gold outlines stylized waves ripples Inner surface large gold chrysanthemum rosette imperial crest mirror Tokugawa family coat arms center side wall filled dense colorful ornament various chrysanthemum flowers butterflies white red blue green overglaze enamels Top near edge uniform cobalt blue valance ornament Signature base painted gold reading Satsuma yaki Satsuma kuni Ijun'in workshop Toyota Masanobu Vessel height 12.0 cm diameter 28.0 cm shallow scalloped ceramic bowl crackled cream exterior deep blue interior rim shown decorated outer surface continuous band stylized floral leaf motifs dark blue accented subtle highlights scalloped rim petal- vertical segments create textured profile bowl sits low circular foot neutral gray background visible variations dark blue faint beige tones.