Japanese Imari barber's bowl, 18th century
Japanese Imari barber's bowl, 18th century
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Description
Japanese Imari barber's bowl, 18th century, painted in iron red, black and green overglaze enamels and underglaze blue, decorated in the centre with an abstract design of a three-pointed star with three fans styled as lotus leaves, with flowering lotus and swirling clouds, the cavetto with chrysanthemum, peony and cherry blossom, the wide rim with a continuous bough of cherry, the iron-red blossoms set against branches and small leaves in underglaze blue, the reverse with three further floral boughs.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 26.8cm. (10 9/16in.)
Condition:
Small chip to lip of bowl, pierced for hanging.
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Material and Technique | Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration in the Imari palette |
| Origin | Japanese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Condition | Very good |
| Diameter | 26.8cm. (10 9/16in.) |
Product REF: X479
