An Earthenware Bowl

(EARLY 20TH CENTURY), GILT SHIMAZU CREST

细节
An Earthenware Bowl
(Early 20th century), gilt Shimazu crest
Of circular form with gilt rim, enamelled at the center with a bird perched on a peony branch within a wide border of cranes flying amidst clouds below flowerheads, the exterior with a further band of cranes beneath butterflies
15¾in. (40cm.) diameter