Bowl with, enamelled ware

Bowl with, enamelled ware

 These were born as lidded tea bowls, but some of them are missing their lids. The lapis lazuli glazed covered tea bowl is made entirely of lapis lazuli, but the neat shape of the bowl has an ancient dignity, and it was probably made before the Genroku era. The covered tea bowl with cloud and dragon design in overglaze enamels is a typical example of this type of covered tea bowl with a twin dragon design on the outside of both the body and the lid. The outlook shows a design in underglaze blue, and the inscription “Fugi Changchun” is written on the base. These bowls are also characterized in that they are decorated with designs typical of Imari, while also being modeled after old red-painted gold brocade. The bowl with fruit design in overglaze enamels was probably fired as a mukozuke, not as a tea bowl with a lid. It is a graceful example with a yuzu branch design on the front and round patterns on the four sides, and small designs of peonies and chrysanthemums on the ground in gold on a red ground. The bowl with figure design in overglaze enamels was probably made as a mukozuke. The four sides of the bowl are decorated with red beads in the style of Jiayasu, and the four sides are filled with ground patterns such as shiho-dasuki (a four-sided wrapper). The center of the prospect is decorated with a lion design in underglaze blue, and the outside is painted in gold on a lapis lazuli ground with a Chinese child design, making this an extremely rare example of a superior work. The inscription “Kijyoku Hoding Zuchin” is inscribed within a double circle on the base. There are five pieces in the set.

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