It is decorated with two fan-shaped reserves on a background of blossoms and a meandering stream. Each fan is decorated with a sitting male figure in traditional Japanese dress; one in front of a white background, the other sitting in a landscape.
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Japanese metal cigarette case from the 1920s (Taisho period), decorated in gold.
It depicts two figures from ancient Egypt as well as an ibis and some would-be hieroglyphs. This style of decoration was immensely popular in Japan after the discovery and opening of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922/23.
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This is an Imari rice bowl with lid (called "chawan") in Japanese decorated in the typical Kakiemon palette with chrysanthemums (partially raised, a technique called "moriage" in Japanese).
It dates from the Taisho period (1920s), has a diameter of 11 cm (4.5") and a height of 8 cm (3").
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This is a Japanese plate decorated in either Kutani or Yokohama in the 1920s (Taisho era), showing a dramatic scene (the box in the centre contains a samurai's severed head) from the tale of the 47 samurai, the most popular Kabuki play in Japan (after a real story).
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Lidded Nabeshima cup from the late Meiji to early Showa periods (1910-30), decorated in underglaze blue as well as overglaze red, orange, yellow and green. It is decorated with abstract designs and signed "Imaemon" on the bottom (in underglaze blue). We believe the signature to be the one of the 11th Imaemon.
Japanese lacquer bowl, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, from the Taisho or early Showa period (1920-40).
The decoration shows bats and the 'kotobuki' (celebration) character as well as stylised flowers, all in MOP on a black background.
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