High-footed bowl decorated with two phoenixes

Anonymous artist (Nabeshima style)

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The bowl is decorated with two phoenixes with long feathers coiled in a circle in the clouds. The outer rim bears a fragmentary “pearl” ornament. The high foot is characteristic of Ōkakawachi products. It bears the so-called comb pattern. (See Filip Suchomel – Marcela Suchomelová, Mistrovská díla japonského porcelánu, Praha 1997, p. 178.)

date:	early 18th century
measurements:	height 6,1 cm depth 20,1 cm
material:	Porcelain
technique:	Painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red, green and yellow enamels
inscription:	unsigned
inventory number:	Vu 2855
gallery collection:	Collection of Asian and African Art