VTG HAND PAINTED NIPPON MORIAGE BOWL~FRUIT~PODS~LEAVES~AUTUMN MOTIF
This is a gorgeous antique hand painted Nippon bowl. The painting is very high quality featuring a spray of leaves and fruit pods (I don't know the variety presented here) with a flower or opened empty pod. Very unusual and so beautiful. The colors are exquisite, very deep rich brown tones and shades of green, the deepest being a black green which makes the lighter colors just pop out. A reddish orange color used on one of the pods. The main cluster of pods, berries and leaves is done with the moriage technique. It is difficult to show in the photo but the edges of the leaves, pods, and open seed pod have the thick painted texture, you can feel it when you run your fingers over that area. I did take a close-up of this if you look closely you will see it. The background is beautiful as well. Impressionistic paintings of trees surrounding a lake, softly painted in shades of brown and gray set off by a soft cream colored back ground which has a hint of yellow to it. This is a true work of art, you can feel the misty Autumn day, puts one in a mood for sure. The outer rim features an enameled border which has been fired on. It is applied very skillfully, a detail used quite often in antique Japanese porcelain. The bowl is octagonal in shape with elegant turned out handles. It measures just a bit over 8~3/4" from handle to handle and is approx. 7~5/8" top to bottom. It stands approx. 3~1/4" tall, stands 3~1/2" tall at the handles. It is in excellent vintage condition with no problems at all. This will make a wonderful addition to your antique Nippon collection and will fit in gracefully in any decor.
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