"Covered bowl with cobalt blue pigments and
gold painting of pampas grass design"
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By Ogata Kenzan
Height:7.9 Diameter:27.6
Edo period
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By Ogata Kenzan
Height:7.9 Diameter:27.6
Edo period
The bowl and cover are squarish in shape with rounded corners and edges.On the surface of the exquisitely shaped cover, a thick clump of pampas grass is painted in white overglaze and cobalt blue pigments. The inside of the bowl is coated with white slip,on which a decorative lattice pattern reminiscent of sarasa batik is painted with cobalt blue pigment. The bottom surface of the bowl bears the signature "Kenzan" 
. This is one of the most highly regarded covered bowls made by that artist.