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KINSÔZAN

(Japan)

Satsuma ware

(Japan)

Title
Bowl with design of dragon
Other titles:
Small bowl
Bowl (tiny spotty design all over inside)
Bowl decorated on the interior with thousands of butterflies; on the exterior with single dragon and floral motifs on clean ground with gilt borders
Place of origin
Japan
Period
Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
Year
19th century
Media category
Ceramic
Materials used
earthenware, gilding, enamels
Dimensions

8.8 x 13.0cm

Signature & date
Signed base, in Japanese, inscribed [in a form of seal] "Kinsôzan". Not dated.
Credit
Gift of Charles Binnie 1924
Accession number
4078
Location
Upper Asian gallery
Exhibition history (1)

The four seasons, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jun 1989–Jul 1990.