Unusual Japanese Kutani covered bowl circa 1880 a shishi perched atop a domed lid; shishi handles; delicately decorated with flowers and birds in flight in pale greens and earth tones; elaborate red ground with gilded designs around cartouches; signed on the underside (Brown stain on underside and on interior bottom; small crack at rim near shishi; two other cracks at rim. Normal wear.) H 9.5in W 14in