Stoneware bowl, spiny lobster décor, Ogata Kenzan style, Kyoto, Japan
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware: Pre 1920: Item # 1436531
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware: Pre 1920: Item # 1436531
Please refer to our stock # 11021 when inquiring.
$600.00
Fairly large bowl of irregular round shape with indentations in upper edge and openings in the side, decorated with a large red lobster. The spiny lobster is traditionally eaten during the New Year. It is an auspicious food, as its curved back reminds of an elderly person, and it thus is a symbol of longevity.
Light colored stoneware with white glaze, over which iron red and some black (lobster) and thick, dripping green glaze.
Signature on the outside: Kenzan.
Ogata Kenzan-ware, Japan, Meiji-Taisho era, early 20th century.
H 3.9 x W 9.5 in.
Tiny, old chip on the rim in the green glaze, otherwise excellent condition
