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Ceramic Sake Cask, Meiji
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Pre 1900 item# 152863 (stock#07-53)
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In Meiji Era Japan, fine sake sometimes was transported from producers to shops in ceramic casks. The name of the sake and name and address of the liquor shop (saketen) were written in underglaze cobalt Kanji on the containers. The front of this 19th century cask shows it held Seiryu Sake, which had a turquoise logo of a path between two wooded hills. The other side of the cask proclaims the name of the shop, Murata Saketen, and its address in Saga Profecture on the south island of Kyushu. The s ...click for details
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Meiji Blue and White Sake Flask
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Pre 1910 item# 151461 (stock#07-51)
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The underglaze cobalt blue Kanji on this Meiji Era (1868-1911) sake flask was applied with a free spirit appropriate for the intended use of the container. One of three Kanji messages identify the bottle as coming from "Mikaya Sake Shop, 214 Genrou Cho." This type of container generally was taken back to the sake shop for refills. Utilitarian ceramics for domestic use often were made by the the same kilns that produced purely decorative wares for export. This bottle comes from the Imar ...click for details
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Japanese Meiji Blue and White Charger
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Pre 1900 item# 145487 (stock#37-98)
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The striking underglaze blue and white design of this 19th century Japanese Fukizima charger combines both vivid and muted cobalt color with lines both sharp and misty. The use of a stencil and sprayed pigment created the white flowers floating on a soft blue surface above leaves done in a strong cobalt. The igezara rim is in perfect condition; there is a small firing flaw on the surface of the plate to the right of the design. Diameter 15" (38 cm).
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Meiji Ceramic Futon Warmer
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Pre 1900 item# 144270 (stock#18-51)
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From late 19th century Japan, this underglaze blue and white ceramic bed warmer (yutampo) was filled with hot water, corked and used to warm the futon. This bottle came from Arita, a port town on the south island of Kyushu. (To see a similar bed warmer and get more information on yutampo, see the article "Hot Water Bottles" pp 36, 37, Daruma Magazine, Spring 1994.) The ceramic surface of this yutampo shows the effects of many years of use, with scratches that are apparent on the bottom ...click for details
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