AN ORMOLU MOUNTED KUTANI BOWL

AN ORMOLU MOUNTED KUTANI BOWL Signed Dai Nihon Kutani zo Japan, 19th century The large bowl with gilt European ormolu mounts around the rim and with a base with four feet shaped as European mythical beasts. The bowl is painted on the inside in gilt and bright enamels with an image of a samurai, most likely Kato Kiyomasa (1562-1611) during his tiger hunting and military campaign in Korea (as indicated by his tiger-striped sword). The scene with opulent flowers and pine trees is neatly arranged in variously shaped reserves. Marked underneath in red Dai Nihon Kutani zo [Made by Kutani, Great Japan]. LENGTH (with mounts) 51 cm Condition: Very good and undamaged condition. The mounts with some wear to gilding and the bowl with minor wear to painting and some firing irregularities. Provenance: From an Austrian private estate.