Meiji period, circa 1890
overall, with cover: H. 8.5 x Diam. 7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Kutani ware, Ao-Kutani type: porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels
19th centuryJapaneseWhite earthenware with decoration in black and blue pigment under a clear, crackled glaze
18th-19th centuryJapaneseEnamelled porcelain: porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels, with inscriptions on base of each reading "Dainippon Kutani Shei-ei-do-sei"
19th centuryJapaneseCeramic
19th centuryJapanesePorcelain with dark brown glaze, the decoration in overglaze golden slip
19th-20th centuryJapaneseCeramic
19th centuryJapaneseCeramic
19th centuryJapaneseGreen-glazed eathenware
19th centuryJapaneseCloisonne enamel; polychrome enamels within brass cloisons on a copper base
19th centuryJapaneseSatsuma ware; white earthenware with designs in overglaze polychrome enamels and with relief and three-dimensional applique decoration and applied stones
19th centuryJapaneseCloisonné enamel ware; polychrome enamels on brass; with incised signature reading "Kyōto Namikawa" on a silver plaque adhered to the base
19th centuryJapaneseIga ware: grayish-white stoneware partially covered with a transparent green ash glaze
18th-19th centuryJapanese