A late 19^th / early 20^th century Japanese silver bowl, Yokohama circa 1900

Meiji period, of shaped oval form with a scalloped rim. The body with embossed decoration in iris pattern and wooden fencing, the front with an embossed scene of a gate house with thatched roof and sides. Marked underneath with jungin mark only.

Length – 18.7 cm / 7.5 inches

Weight – 560 grams / 18 ozt