Object type: Bowl
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Artist: Yabu Meizan
Artist bio: Japanese, 1853–1934
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Porcelain; exterior, spiral millefleurs bands in a variety of enamels and gold; geometric bands in black and rust enamels and gold on lower part of bowl; interior, closely covered with tiny butterflies in red, black, yellow and pale blue enamels, with gold; gold lip rim (Satsuma ware)
Dimensions: H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Philip A. Rollins, 1946
Accession year: 1946