Japanese Porcelain Dish Calligraphy Chenghua Marked Meiji 19th Century
£48.00
Inventory Code: INV1724
Object: Bowl Dish
Material: Porcelain
Origin: Japan
Period: Meiji EraĀ 1868-1912
Date: 19th Century
Decoration: Imari
Marked: The base bears a four-character apocryphal Chinese reign mark, Chenghua Nian Zhi (ęåå¹“č£½), honoring the Ming dynasty but typical of 19th-century Japanese Arita ware.
Measurements:
Height 4.5 CM
Diameter 14.5 CM
Condition:
GOOD - (3CM) x rim chip with associated hairline crack extending from the break. Minor wear to gilt and light surface blemishes from age. No restoration detected. Displays well with poetic and painterly charm. Please review the photos carefully for more details.
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š Description
A charming Japanese Arita porcelain bowl with a lobed rim, finely painted in underglaze cobalt blue, with delicate touches of iron red and gilt. The interior depicts a classic literati-style landscape featuring a thatched pavilion, pine and bamboo trees, and distant mountainsāall framed in soft tonal washes and outlined in gold.
To the left, a beautifully inscribed Chinese-style poetic couplet reads:
“Crossing the river, waves rise a thousand feet; Flowing into bamboo, tens of thousands of stalks bow sideways.”
This expressive verse celebrates nature’s vitality and grace, echoing themes of resilience and tranquility, often favored in Edo and Meiji period art.
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