Japanese & Korean Art - 23rd May 2018

Lot 943

A LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL BY KINKOZAN MEIJI 1868-1912 Densely decorated to the exterior with...

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £1700

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Description

A LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL BY KINKOZAN MEIJI 1868-1912 Densely decorated to the exterior with a profusion of flowers, the cavetto with a further millefleurs design comprising peonies, daisies, wisteria, and other flowers, the rim with chrysanthemum mon on an iron-red ground, the base with a gilt mark for Kinkozan zo, 23.2cm. Provenance: from the collection of the celebrated silversmith H G Murphy (1884-1939), and thence by descent.