Small Japanese Totai Shippo Porcelain Dish In Cloisonne Tree Bark. Circa 1890.

Small Japanese Totai Shippo Porcelain Dish In Cloisonne Tree Bark. Circa 1890.

Superbly rendered cloisonne tree bark dish / plate, with beautifully rendered foliage, flowers, and butterfly. Peony leaves and flower pods (Katydid) and summer berries speak aloud of symbiosis at the end of the summer, and flowers with withering leaves. Beautiful colours and artwork*.

Condition: Excellent and original condition.

Dimensions:

Diameter = 22cm.

Depth = 3cm

**Totai shippo, meaning "body cloisonné," is a Japanese ceramic technique where urushi lacquer cloisonne decoration is applied to a ceramic or porcelain base. This difficult technique was developed around 1868 by Sukamoto Kaisuke. Totai shippo or “Tree-bark” cloisonne is relatively fragile due to the delicate multi-layering and surfacing technique.