RARE EARLY ANTIQUE 17TH CENTURY FUKU (GOOD FORTUNE, OR HAPPINESS)
TYPE MARKS.JAPANESE KO KUTANI BOWL,HAND MADE AND HAND PAINTED.
SIZE !0&1/2 inches ,26 CENTIMETERS DIAMETER AND 2 INCHES HIGH.
DEPICTING TWO MAN AND A CHILD IN OUTDOOR SETTING.
WITH TREES , FLOWERS HAND PAINTED IN GREEN , BLUE AND WHITE,FRONT AND BACK.
KO KUTANI MARKS ARE ON THE BASE. THIS EARTHENWARE BOWL IS HEAVY.
IN ANTIQUE CONDITION,A FAINT HAIRLINE IN THE MAKING AND
HAS A TINY OLD CHIP ON THE RIM NOT DEEP JUST THE SKIN, NO RESTORATIONS.
ALL ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC.
ENLARGE MY PHOTOS AND YOU WILL SEE THE DIFFERENT TECHNIC AND
MATERIAL (EARTHENWARE) AND COLORING THAT THEY USED TO CREATE THIS BOWL
THAT IS HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD. HOW MANY SURVIVED FROM THAT PERIOD
IN THE CONDITION OF THIS BOWL?
A RARE ITEM FOR AN ADVANCED COLLECTOR OR A MUSEUM.
PLEASE VIEW THE PHOTOS FOR THIS LOT.