THESE MAY VERY WELL BE IMPERIAL PIECE'S AS THE FACT OF THE UNIQUE DOUBLE PORCELAIN RINGS UNDERNEATH IS VERY RARE. NICE SMOOTH CREAM TONED RINGS CAN BE SEEN WITH PROPER GLAZED CENTERS UNDERSIDE. THE PORCELAIN IS VERY FINE AND CLEAR TOP MATERIAL OF THE DAY.
GRIT CAN ALSO BE SEEN LINING THE RING WHICH IS GREAT SIGN OF ORIGINALITY ALSO. LOOKING AT THE BIGGEST ONE'S BOTTOM A SPECK OF IRON PERFECTLY FORMED VERY NICE ATTRIBUTE INDEED. THE RIBBONS BENEATH ARE ICONIC KANGXI ERA SYMBOLS AND SEEN DEPICTED ON THE EXTERIOR OF MANY COLLECTED PIECES.UNIQUE THAT THIS RIBBON STYLE MARK IS BEING USED ON THESE JAPANESE PIECES BUT WITH GREAT INFLUENCE. NOTE THE FLAT WIDE RATHER LARGE FLOWER DEPICTIONS OUTER EXTERIOR THEY ARE ALSO USED ON MANY TOP KANGXI WORKS. WE MUST STATE THIS FACT THESE ARE ESTATE FOUND AND WERE WELL LOVED THE BIGGEST ONE IS IN JUST ABOUT MINT CONDITION FOR ANTIQUE.
BUT THE SMALLER ONE HAS A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL REPAIRED HAIRLINE CRACK WHICH WAS DONE TO A PERFECTION TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS ALMOST UNNOTICEABLE. WE WANT TO ALSO INCLUDE THE FACT OF THE SMALLER BOWL BEING A EXTRA GOODY AS THE PRICE ASKED FOR THE PAIR IS ALMOST WHAT MOST WOULD ASK FOR THE LARGER BOWL ALONE. BUT ONCE AGAIN THE REPAIR TO THE SMALLER BOWL IS TOP NOTCH DEPICTED IN THE CLOSE UP CAN BE SEEN TWO TIGHTLY CLAMPED STEEL STAPLES.
WE LEANED THE BOWL TO SHOW THAT IT BARELY CAN BE SEEN INNER AND LOOKING AT THE UNDERSIDE PHOTO'S VERIFY'S THAT THE CRACK CAN BARELY BE SEEN ALSO. THE CRACK GOES DOWNWARD TO ABOUT THE FIRST RING BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK VERY HARD TO EVEN TRACK IT. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER HAIRLINE CRACK CENTER OF THE SMALLER BOWL ALSO. LOOKING AT THE UNDERSIDE PHOTO YOU WILL NOTICE A LIGHT CRACK CENTER OF THE INNER RING IT IS ALSO DEPICTED BY US ON A FRONTAL INNER PHOTO IT DOES NOT SEEM TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PORCELAIN CENTER.
THESE COME FROM AGING AND ARE STABLE LOOKING AT THE PHOTO WILL SHOW THIS OVERALL THE SMALLER BOWL IS A VERY GREAT ADDITION TO THE PRIME BIGGER BOWL. THE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE BIGGER BOWL IS AS FOLLOWS W- 7 1/2" x H- 2 1/2" AND AROUND 1.75" DEEP THE UNDERSIDE RING W- 4 1/2" BIGGEST RING SMALLEST RING UNDERSIDE W- 3. THE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE SMALLER BOWL IS AS FOLLOWS W- 6.25" x H- 2.25" THE BIGGER UNDERSIDE RING W- 3.75" THE SMALLER UNDERSIDE RING W- 2 1/2".ONCE AGAIN REFER TO OUR GREAT DETAILED PHOTO'S THESE ARE OF COURSE IN USED CONDITION BUT NICE IN EVERY WAY AND REAL. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Other Japanese Antiques". The seller is "arteraturegallery" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.