Caption

Small box with a lid, Kinkôzan, Sôbei VII 1867–1927 maker, Kinkôzan workshop, Japanese, Meiji period late 19th century. Satsuma ceramics 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. Vessel/container; height 6.8 cm, diameter 10.2 cm. Origin: Awata, Kyoto, Japan., A small oval ceramic bowl with a creamy off-white interior and exterior sits on a reflective gray surface, decorated around its upper rim with an ornate gold band and delicate painted floral motifs in shades of gold, green, blue, pink, and brown, and featuring a gold-colored loop handle on one side and short molded feet at the base; the overall visible colors include cream, gold, gray, green, blue, pink, brown, and a hint of red.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_036

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42.3Mb (818.9Kb) / 15.6in x 10.6in / 4666 x 3168 (300dpi)

Keywords

Small box lid Kinkôzan Sôbei VII 1867–1927 maker Kinkôzan workshop Japanese Meiji period late 19th century Satsuma ceramics decorated wisteria butterflies gold knob shaped flower vessel two slightly convex handles stands three wide feet Signed Vessel container height 6.8 cm diameter 10.2 cm Origin Awata Kyoto Japan small oval ceramic bowl creamy off-white interior exterior sits reflective gray surface decorated upper rim ornate gold band delicate painted floral motifs shades green blue pink brown featuring gold-colored loop handle side short molded feet base visible colors include cream gray hint red.