Details
A foliate rimmed bowl
with widely flaring fluted sides and a short foot, painted and gilt with a coiled dragon around a ferocious bearded priest holding a flaming hu, surrounded by numerous further rakan in a rocky landscape, the underside with coiled dragons -- 9in. (23cm.) diam, signed Dai Nihon, Satsuma-yaki, Hotoda sei, Taizan, (minor gilt rubbing).
See Colour Plate 6 and detail of signature.
with widely flaring fluted sides and a short foot, painted and gilt with a coiled dragon around a ferocious bearded priest holding a flaming hu, surrounded by numerous further rakan in a rocky landscape, the underside with coiled dragons -- 9in. (23cm.) diam, signed Dai Nihon, Satsuma-yaki, Hotoda sei, Taizan, (minor gilt rubbing).
See Colour Plate 6 and detail of signature.