AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL BY THE KINKOZAN WORKSHOP

AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL BY THE KINKOZAN WORKSHOP
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The well painted with two writhing dragons amongst fire wisps, the mythical creatures clutching pearls of wisdom, signed beside the larger beast Kinkozan sei zo with a red seal underneath; the reverse with three roundels enclosing figures and gilt kikkō (tortoiseshell) patterns on a mottled chocolate-brown ground, 15.5cm.