A JAPANESE KO KUTANI-STYLE BOWL

A JAPANESE KO KUTANI-STYLE BOWL

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The foliate body decorated with a large three-clawed dragon to the well, the cavetto with lappets enclosing designs of flowers and leafy tendrils, the exterior with further flowerheads and formal designs, the base with a two-character mark, all rendered in thick enamels, together with an inscribed tomobako box, 15.7cm. (2)