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Overview
This exquisite blue-and-white porcelain bowl features freehand cobalt brushwork depicting stylized floral scrolls, finished with a traditional brown-glazed (fuchibeni) dressing along the rim. Crafted in Jingdezhen specifically for the Japanese market during the late Ming dynasty, it represents the highly sought-after aesthetic known in Japan as 'Kosometsuke' (old blue and white).
Story
During the early 1600s, Japanese tea masters commissioned kilns in Jingdezhen to produce deliberate, rustic porcelain pieces. These wares were prized for their spontaneous, energetic brushwork and charming imperfections like grit on the foot rim. Rather than seeing flaws, tea connoisseurs cherished them as pure wabi-sabi art.
Maker / Origin
Produced by private folk kilns (minyao) in Jingdezhen, China, rather than the rigid imperial workshops. Potters working in these kilns enjoyed artistic freedom, developing swift, expressive painting styles tailored to Japanese tastes during the late Ming era.
Condition & Value
Displays expected age wear, grit adhesion along the unglazed foot ring, and a visible vertical line on the interior/exterior wall that appears to be a hairline crack or firing tension line. Hairlines reduce value moderately but are common in period Kosometsuke.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.