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Chinese Shallow Odd Shaped Figural Bowl with a Frog (in relief) sitting on the edge

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Category: 
Asian Art
Condition: 
Excellent
Long Description: 

We have been actively searching for any information regarding its purpose. its age, its history or its value
for over a year now-to no avail. It is an odd shaped heavy ceramic shallow bowl. It is Painted Bright Red with Yellowish spots (almost like spatter paint) on the outer rim which has a line of raised bumps along the middle of the top edge. As you can see, there is a frog perched on the edge of the bowl in full relief which appears to be watching the scene painted in the inside of the bowl with rapt attention.The inside walls of the bowl are painted black. The inside bottom of the bowl is painted with a gloss white, it features a hand painted outdoor scene featuring a dragon going upward which entwines itself throughout the scene behind the 5 different people painted within the scene.The bottom of the bowl on the backside has a blue 6 character Chinese Mark in the middle. We have our own theories about story it tells, but we have no idea whether this is new, old, where it came from, or what purpose it was created to serve. It is beautiful-with Bold Bright Colors-Kutani Style? We would appreciate any help with identification, history, value, etc. Thank you

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FROG COMPACT

meister13's picture

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Category: 
Other
Condition: 
Mint
Long Description: 

This is a mirrored compact, the outside is green metal, top- a frog sitting on a shiny lilly pad, on the frog's back is 14 Topaz jewels and 2 purple jewels for the eyes. On the lilly pad is 10 diamond like jewels. On top of the lilly pad is 1 big flower with 3 diamond like stones and the flower is white. There is a second flower that is turquoise blue with no stones in it. Underneath the lilly pad is etched swirls. THe back is full of etched swirls. There is a little knob to open the compact and it has a big diamond stone in in. On the inside is 2 mirrors, one on each side, didn't want to pry the mirror open to look for signature cause I didn't want to break it. It is in mint condition.

Asian vase with frogs and lilypads

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Thu, 02/25/2010 - 5:05pm -- rowan

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Category: 
Asian Art
Condition: 
Mint
Long Description: 

My mother inherited this vase. There is an asian mark on the bottom. It depicts frogs on lilypads, one of them is walking a tightrope. The surface of the frogs is bumpy. I have not been able to find anything on this vase and any information whatsoever would be appreciated

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