Caption

Small box with a lid, Kinkôzan, Sôbei VII 1867–1927 maker, Kinkôzan workshop, Japanese, Meiji period late 19th century, Kyoto, Awata. Ceramic satsuma box decorated with wisteria and butterflies. The lid has a gold knob shaped like a flower; the vessel has two slightly convex handles and stands on three wide feet. Signed. Height 6.8 cm; diameter 10.2 cm., A lidded round ceramic bowl with a domed lid and a decorative knob sits on a reflective surface; the bowl is predominantly white with extensive gold ornamental trim and a gold knob, and it features painted floral and foliage motifs in colors including green, blue, pink, purple, and brown; a gold handle is visible on one side and the piece rests on small feet with gold detailing, all set against a uniform grey background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_029

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Rights managed

Available size

46.3Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.6in x 11.6in / 4666 x 3472 (300dpi)

Keywords

Small box lid Kinkôzan Sôbei VII 1867–1927 maker Kinkôzan workshop Japanese Meiji period late 19th century Kyoto Awata Ceramic satsuma box decorated wisteria butterflies gold knob shaped flower vessel two slightly convex handles stands three wide feet Signed Height 6.8 cm diameter 10.2 cm lidded round ceramic bowl domed lid decorative knob sits reflective surface bowl predominantly white extensive gold ornamental trim gold knob features painted floral foliage motifs colors green blue pink purple brown gold handle visible side piece rests small feet gold detailing set uniform grey background.