Superb Set of 3 Large Kutani Graduated Porcelain Bowls Hand Painted Meiji Period

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This auction is for an Impressive Set of 3 Antique Japanese Kutani Graduated Porcelain Bowls from the Meiji period.
The are Beautifully Hand Decorated with similar but different Japanese scenes of a Samurai on horseback with two apprentices or servants in tow and a mountain in the background.
These are Truly Pieces of Art and Display Wonderfully together.
They have elaborate detailing from top to bottom and from front to back.
The rim is decorated in a scroll and floral and geometric pattern design utilizing enamel paint drops among other techniques. Enamel drops also decorate the outside bottom of each bowl.
The main center image features bronze and copper iridescent paint that makes the scene pop and change slightly in different lighting condition. The center scenes are also painted with hand applied enamels, such as the white of the horse.
The outside of each bowl is decorated with images of cranes, one group is set in flight with the rising sun and the another group is at rest.
They are in Remarkable condition without any chips or cracks or repairs or damage. The back of each bowl has the same grouping of hand written Japanese characters.
They date to the Meiji period of the late 1800s to early 1900s.
Each bowl is thick and heavy.
They measures: 12 inches wide by 4 inches tall; 11 1/4 inches wide by 3 3/4 inches tall; and 10 inches wide by 3 1/4 inches tall.
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