As part of our Japanese art collection we are delighted to offer this very large super quality ribbed Satsuma bowl, the bowl is predominantly decorated throughout with high quality painted and gilded flowers ,a large quantity of these flowers are painted in heavy enamel Moriage style decoration, these large areas of floral decoration are further enhanced with a myriad of finely enamelled Butterflies and Moths both inside and out , the centre of the bowls interior depicts a landscape scene with a brace of Pheasants sat above a lakeside setting with a waterfall to the foreground , the scalloped rim is finely gilded and the bowl is marked to the underside in a black and gilt square, although we cannot firmly identify the artist we are informed that the bowl was commissioned for the Ikeda company of Kobe , a retailer of fine Japanese works of art according to the limited records available , we are also advised that the director of the Ikeda company travelled to London in 1903 looking to further his business interests , the seal reads “IKEDA GOMEI SEI KINTEI” this would suggest a date of manufacture of circa 1900 , a wonderful large and immaculate piece of Satsuma for your collection.
Approximate sizes
Diameter 9.5″ 24 cm
Height 5.5″ 14 cm
Free worldwide delivery and a certificate of authenticity are included within the price of this item.