Antique Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Painted Tea Cup & Saucer Sages Signed Japan
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Type: Tea Cup & Saucer
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned. Maker's mark on base (I don't know the maker's mark, but the right side is Dai Nippon (Great Japan), a nationalistic marking used almost exclusively in the Meiji Period, and the cross in a circle is the Shimazu mon (family crest), used as a generic Satsuma ware mark)
Saucer Size: 5 1/2" diameter (13.97 cm)
Cup Size: 2 1/2" tall (6.35 cm)
Weight: 11.4 oz (322 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: PA auction 17 DEC 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Cup and saucer set with gold painted design of sages (rakan) and nobles
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Antique Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Painted Tea Cup & Saucer Sages Signed Japan
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Type: Tea Cup & Saucer
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned. Maker's mark on base (I don't know the maker's mark, but the right side is Dai Nippon (Great Japan), a nationalistic marking used almost exclusively in the Meiji Period, and the cross in a circle is the Shimazu mon (family crest), used as a generic Satsuma ware mark)
Saucer Size: 5 1/2" diameter (13.97 cm)
Cup Size: 2 1/2" tall (6.35 cm)
Weight: 11.4 oz (322 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: PA auction 17 DEC 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Cup and saucer set with gold painted design of sages (rakan) and nobles
Location:
Antique Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Painted Tea Cup & Saucer Sages Signed Japan