Six porcelain blue-and-white bowls


Probably by Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914), Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho era (1912-1926), early 20th centuryComprising one large bowl 6.7cm x 15cm (2 5/8in) and five smaller bowls, each approx. 6cm x 13.8cm (2 3/8in x 5 3/8in), each painted in underglaze blue with a similar scene depicting figures at leisure in a Chinese mountainous landscape, each signed on the base with two incised characters Seifu; with an unrelated wooden storage box inscribed inside the lid Kanhakujiboriga kawagutsu rokuyou (Six incised white porcelain shallow dishes), signed Teishitsugigeiin Seifu Yohei tsukuru with two seals, one reading Seifu. (7).