Caption

Bowl, Toyota Masanobu workshop, 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, form reminiscent of a chrysanthemum. Outer wall decorated with clumps of blooming irises emerging from water; flowers and leaves painted in two-tone blue enamel, outlines and stylized waves/ripples in gold. Inner surface with a large gold chrysanthemum rosette imperial emblem in the mirror, Tokugawa family coat of arms inscribed 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 edge finished with a uniform cobalt-blue valance. Signature on the base in gold reading: Satsuma yaki, Satsuma kuni, Ijun'in, Toyota Masanobu. Vessel height 12.0 cm, diameter 28.0 cm., A shallow scalloped ceramic bowl with a crackled off-white exterior rim and interior edge, decorated around its lower exterior with a dense floral and grass pattern in deep blue with accents of gold, and a darker blue scalloped interior band; the background is a smooth muted gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_341

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 11.1in / 6000 x 3334 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Toyota Masanobu workshop Satsuma ware 2nd half 19th century Meiji period Japan Kagoshima Deep bowl low ring-shaped base knobbed body serrated rim form reminiscent chrysanthemum Outer wall decorated clumps blooming irises emerging water flowers leaves painted two-tone blue enamel outlines stylized waves ripples gold Inner surface large chrysanthemum rosette imperial emblem mirror Tokugawa family coat arms inscribed center side wall filled dense colorful ornament various chrysanthemum flowers butterflies white red blue green overglaze enamels Top edge finished uniform cobalt-blue valance Signature base gold reading Satsuma yaki Satsuma kuni Ijun'in Toyota Masanobu Vessel height 12.0 cm diameter 28.0 cm shallow scalloped ceramic bowl crackled off-white exterior rim interior edge decorated lower exterior dense floral grass pattern deep blue accents darker blue interior band background smooth muted gray.