AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE POTTERY BOWL MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Imitating parcel-gilt bronze, of flattened circular form and with a wide indented mouth, the exterior decorated with sprays of flowers and leaves tied up with string, with details in gilt on the brown textured ground; the inside with a thin white crackled glaze, raised on an associated wood stand, 14.5cm. (2) Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.