- Title:
- Bonsai pot with bird and flower design
- Artist, etc:
- Yixing Ware
- Date:
- Qing dynasty
- Size:
- Number:
- B-099
Red tinged clay, which in Japan is referred to as Shidei. In this pot the clay is adorned with drawings of boulders, apricot branches, and three small birds on the front made with dark clay. On the back of the pot there is a chrysanthemum. The accuracy of the brushstrokes tell of the artist’s skills.