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AN EARTHENWARE BOWL
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The circular bowl painted in colored enamels and gilt on the interior with a large oval reserve of arhats above a festival cart pulled by children, a large kakemono of a landscape, phoenixes, birds and clouds below a band of brocade, the exterior painted in matching enamels with shaped medallions of Immortals and children bordered by lushly flowering gardens below a further brocade band- 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diameter
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The circular bowl painted in colored enamels and gilt on the interior with a large oval reserve of arhats above a festival cart pulled by children, a large kakemono of a landscape, phoenixes, birds and clouds below a band of brocade, the exterior painted in matching enamels with shaped medallions of Immortals and children bordered by lushly flowering gardens below a further brocade band- 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diameter