Japanese Ao-Kutani Palette Basket-form Fahua Bowl

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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920: Item # 1156970

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This unusual porcelain bowl has a defined rim, sides and foot detailed to appear like a woven basket and then painted in the Ao-Kutani palette with green, aubergine and yellow enamels. The inside enameled yellow and with centered green and aubergine enamel fahua decoration of a Shishi dog with ball among flames within a cloudband border. The foot enameled green over yellow and with a centered yellow reserve with incised artist's mark. The work is similar to that of the Eiraku potters. But though the first character does appear to be Ei, the second character is not Raku (perhaps a stylized San or Kawa?) Good condition. At the widest point the diameter reaches almost 9 7/8 inches.