Japanese Meiji Period Saiko-Kutani Bowl With Birds and Flowers, 19th century

Painted bowl of sparrows and grouse amongst wisteria, blossoms and flowers with scalloped edge. It is signed on the bottom with the rarely seen: "Kutani tsukuru" (Kutani made).

A beautifully painted bowl in excellent condition with no cracks, chips or visible rubbing.

Kutani porcelains are produced in the Hokuiku district of Honshu, the Japanese main island. In the 19th century the style shifted to a red design called aka-e which features intricate designs. The gold technique is called kinran-de and the combination became aka-e kinran-de Kutani . It became popular in the west after the Vienna World Exposition of 1873, where the Japanese Government exhibited Kinrande (literally "gold brocade") porcelain.