Japan, Ishikawa Prefecture (Kaga), Kutani. Stemmed bowl/porcelain, Kutani ware. Wide shallow dish on tall pedestal foot. Scalloped rim forming 'brace' marks and ribs. Bird on flowering tree limb in grey-purple, green, yellow and blue overglaze enamel, with red; and black lacquer detail and outline. White ground, brown pigment on rim. Underside has three green and grey enamel leaf and limb designs. Geometric floral design on foot with four panels with floral design. Three bands in underglaze blue. Fuku "prosperity" seal mark on bottom with green enamel over it. Height 6 centimeters, rim diameter 21 centimeters.
Donor:
Anita Day Symmes Blake, Anson Stiles Blake, and Design Department (UC Berkeley)