Caption

Bowl, Toyota Masanobu maker. Deep bowl on a low, ring-shaped base with a knobbed body and serrated rim, form reminiscent of a chrysanthemum flower. Outer wall decorated with clumps of blooming irises rising from water; flowers and leaves painted in two-tone blue enamel with gold outlines and stylized waves and ripples. Inner surface features a large gold chrysanthemum rosette imperial coat of arms in the mirror with the Tokugawa family coat of arms inscribed in the center; side wall filled with a dense, colorful ornament of various chrysanthemum flowers and butterflies. Painted in white, red, blue, gold, and green using overglaze enamels and gold; composition finished near the edge by a uniform cobalt blue valance ornament. Signature painted in gold on the bottom: Satsuma yaki, Satsuma kuni, Ijun'in, Toyota Masanobu. Satsuma ware, 19th century Meiji period, second half of the 19th century. Kagoshima, Japan. Ceramic vessel; height 12.0 cm, diameter 28.0 cm., A scalloped ceramic bowl sits on a reflective surface, showing a crackled beige exterior with a deep blue floral design around its lower half; the interior rim is glazed a dark blue with small patches of gold, and the floral motifs include leaves and flowers outlined with gold accents, presenting colors of beige, dark blue, gold, and hints of lighter blue.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_342

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Bowl Toyota Masanobu maker Deep bowl low ring-shaped base knobbed body serrated rim form reminiscent chrysanthemum flower Outer wall decorated clumps blooming irises rising water flowers leaves painted two-tone blue enamel gold outlines stylized waves ripples Inner surface features large gold chrysanthemum rosette imperial coat arms mirror Tokugawa family coat arms inscribed center side wall filled dense colorful ornament various chrysanthemum flowers butterflies Painted white red blue gold green using overglaze enamels composition finished near edge uniform cobalt blue valance ornament Signature painted bottom Satsuma yaki Satsuma kuni Ijun'in Toyota Masanobu Satsuma ware 19th century Meiji period second half 19th century Kagoshima Japan Ceramic vessel height 12.0 cm diameter 28.0 cm scalloped ceramic bowl sits reflective surface showing crackled beige exterior deep blue floral design lower half interior rim glazed dark blue small patches floral motifs include leaves flowers outlined gold accents presenting colors hints lighter blue.