An Imari porcelain barber's bowl, Japan, Edo period, 25 cm long 

An Imari porcelain barber's bowl, Japan, Edo period, 25 cm long 

Restorations around the rim. This has been extremely well executed and masked by repainting and overglazing. Apparent through the tickness of the glaze around the edge of the rim and the variations in colour tones.
2 hairlines visible: one on the front of the gilt chrysanthemum on the left, the othr one is underneath the rust chrysanthemum on the left 
Some wear to the enamels and the gilding
Some surface scratches 
Some firing imperfections 
The bowl has been pierced twice near the rim