Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)





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Set of five Japanese Arita Ko-Kutani lobed porcelain bowls from the Edo period (19th century), each with scalloped form and enamel decorations, measuring about 5.5 cm high and 15 cm across, with varying condition including one rim chip and several hairline cracks on three bowls while two remain intact and original/official.
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Set of five Japanese Arita / Ko-Kutani lobed porcelain bowls, Edo period, 19th century
Five matching scalloped (flower-shaped) porcelain bowls. Interior painted in overglaze red, green and yellow enamels depicting a boy and a galloping horse within a landscape with flowering shrubs and rocks. Exterior also decorated with children and floral sprays. Plain white unmarked base with slightly worn foot rims.
Condition Report:
This set comprises five bowls with varying condition:
1. One bowl has a small chip to the rim.
2. A second bowl has several fine hairline cracks.
3. A third bowl has a longer prominent hairline crack.
4. The remaining two bowls are intact, with only minor age-related wear to enamel and glaze, no chips or cracks.
General wear across all bowls: minor fading to the painted enamels, light surface scratches, and wear on foot rings consistent with age and use. No restoration detected under UV light.
Set of five Japanese Arita / Ko-Kutani lobed porcelain bowls, Edo period, 19th century
Five matching scalloped (flower-shaped) porcelain bowls. Interior painted in overglaze red, green and yellow enamels depicting a boy and a galloping horse within a landscape with flowering shrubs and rocks. Exterior also decorated with children and floral sprays. Plain white unmarked base with slightly worn foot rims.
Condition Report:
This set comprises five bowls with varying condition:
1. One bowl has a small chip to the rim.
2. A second bowl has several fine hairline cracks.
3. A third bowl has a longer prominent hairline crack.
4. The remaining two bowls are intact, with only minor age-related wear to enamel and glaze, no chips or cracks.
General wear across all bowls: minor fading to the painted enamels, light surface scratches, and wear on foot rings consistent with age and use. No restoration detected under UV light.

