A Japanese lobed bowl in the form of a kiku head

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A Japanese lobed bowl in the form of a kiku head
painted and gilt with butterflies in flight among chrysanthemum sprays -- 9½in. (24cms) diam; and five similarly shaped bowls en suite variously decorated with a butterfly and dragonfly among flowers, bamboo, prunus and hydrangea -- 5½in. (14cms) diam, 19th century. (6)

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