662 - Globular vase with bamboo and flying birds in gold and cobalt blue, porcelain, probably Japan, mark

Globular vase with bamboo and flying birds in gold and cobalt blue, porcelain, probably Japan, mark Porcelain, globular vase with short narrow neck and flared rim, blue brush mark in cursive script underneath, probably Japan, rim cobalt blue with gold line, neck border cobalt blue with gold scrolls and red chrysanthemum flowers, the body with bamboo in gold, grey and cobalt blue and small birds flying above in yellow, green and gold, foot zone with cobalt blue and gold border, recessed foot ring, in good condition commensurate with age, gilt decor partly rubbed, H. 16 cm. 360-degree photo available on our website. Japanese export porcelain of the Meiji and Taishō periods (1868 to 1926) frequently bears brush marks in underglaze blue; the generic mark "Kutani" stands for the Kutani porcelain region, the Fukagawa Seiji manufactory has used the mark with Mount Fuji and river since its foundation in 1894, and other marks read "Dai Nippon" (Great Japan). Such marks are mostly export marks for the Western market. The Japanese globular porcelain vase with bird decor and gilt decor belongs to this export ware.