VesselsJapanese19th century

Circular Bowl with Lightly Flaring Lip and Decoration of Blossoming Plum Branches and Birds

probably 19th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, with relief plub blossoms touched on in white slip and embellished with pale celadon glaze, the background with overglaze yellow enamel; with spurious mark underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base

Culture

Japanese

Period

Meiji era, 1868-1912

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 8.6 x Diam. 22.6 cm (3 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)

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