I sent the pics of the bowl to idcloisonne.com....
......heres what she said......
You have an interesting early Japanese cloisonne footed bowl, I would call this a centrepiece for a large table. It is quite old, dating about 1860 to 1880. The crude mat enamels and the colors are typical of this period as well as the background cloud wires being positioned at different angles instead of all going in the same direction, as future cloisonne pieces show. There seems to be quite a bit of oxidation to metal and enamel surfaces which is quite normal. The base metal is copper or a copper alloy with a gilt finish.
The motifs have a feminine influence, the bird is the Buddhist symbol for the female element, as well as the Yin, in Yin and Yang, black and white and other opposites in the Asian culture. The floral band on pale green represents the Japanese Empress, a bouquet of three paulownia flowers and leaves. Other flowers are not familiar to me in these primitive styles. The criss-cross bands represents rice grains or food.
Really cool!!! Now I know the story
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