19th century
9.2 x 14.6 cm (3 5/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Kutani ware, Ao-Kutani type: porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels
19th centuryJapaneseEnamelled porcelain: porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels, with inscriptions on base of each reading "Dainippon Kutani Shei-ei-do-sei"
19th centuryJapaneseWhite earthenware with decoration in black and blue pigment under a clear, crackled glaze
18th-19th centuryJapaneseImari celadon ware: fine-grained, light gray stoneware with decoration in cobalt blue under a celadon glaze
18th-19th centuryJapaneseHorn or tortoise shell with decoration in black, crimson and gold lacquer
19th centuryJapaneseCeramic
19th centuryJapaneseCeramic
19th centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark on base reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
19th-20th centuryJapaneseImitation Wanli, "wucai" type ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
19th-20th centuryJapaneseMetal
19th centuryJapaneseIga ware: grayish-white stoneware partially covered with a transparent green ash glaze
18th-19th centuryJapaneseKyoto ware: buff earthenware with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
19th centuryJapanese