Five bowls: Hand thrown, trimmed foot, deep bowl with rounded lower portion rising to indentation then a flared upper portion. Grey slip with multi coloured enamel pine tree bamboo plum decoration on outside, with gold lustre accents. Inside rim geometric enamel and gold lustre trim. Bowl crackled …
Five bowls: Hand thrown, trimmed foot, deep bowl with rounded lower portion rising to indentation then a flared upper portion. Grey slip with multi coloured enamel pine tree bamboo plum decoration on outside, with gold lustre accents. Inside rim geometric enamel and gold lustre trim. Bowl crackled throughout and outside reveals wheel ridges. Bowls (a) and (b) in good condition and were mended with low-fire gold enamel; (c) and (e) all have minor rim chips but otherwise good. Bowl (e) was repaired at rim and refired.
All red lacquer interiors, black bases and design is gold on black leaf and vine decoration. (a) deep, footed bowls or cups. (b) 4.0x6.2 dia. lidded, ridged bowl, fairly shallow. (c) 4.1x 5.8 dia. rounded bowl, rounded lid. (d) 4.6x5.0 dia. deep, ridged bowl with rounded lid. (e) 4.4x5.7 dia. very shallow. compote like lidded dish. (f) 7.9x9.8 dia. large bowl with knob on lid. (g) spoon 16.3 long, red with gold and black handle.
Porcelain with translucent rice seed pattern, oval shaped. Bird and flowers inside bowl, inside and outside rim border design. Border design near outside base which has a trimmed foot and is signed on bottom.
Porcelain with translucent rice seed pattern, oval shaped. Bird and flowers inside bowl, inside and outside rim border design. Border design near outside base which has a trimmed foot and is signed on bottom.
Porcelain with rice seed design, transparent over glaze. Floral design inside. Rim border design inside and out, leaf design near base, bottom signed, trimmed foot.
Porcelain with rice seed design, transparent over glaze. Floral design inside. Rim border design inside and out, leaf design near base, bottom signed, trimmed foot.
Hand formed, slope sided cup. Beige crackled glaze with dark brown brush decoration. Calligraphy and flowers on interior and calligraphy and grass decoration on exterior. Unglazed signature on base which has tooled swirl shape. Entire dish irregular and finger-shaped.
Hand formed, slope sided cup. Beige crackled glaze with dark brown brush decoration. Calligraphy and flowers on interior and calligraphy and grass decoration on exterior. Unglazed signature on base which has tooled swirl shape. Entire dish irregular and finger-shaped.
Small cup made of possibly porcelain clay, ivory ground with black pine tree design and calligraphy. Signature stamp on foot, circular flat trimmed foot, crazed glaze.
Small cup made of possibly porcelain clay, ivory ground with black pine tree design and calligraphy. Signature stamp on foot, circular flat trimmed foot, crazed glaze.
Deep footed, white glazed stoneware with iron decoration on exterior, figure and calligraphy. Impurities in white glaze have created the pitting in same, several minor chips on cup rim;. Stamped signature in base. Writing: no aging but long life, Kokaibe
Deep footed, white glazed stoneware with iron decoration on exterior, figure and calligraphy. Impurities in white glaze have created the pitting in same, several minor chips on cup rim;. Stamped signature in base. Writing: no aging but long life, Kokaibe