Philadelphia, PA
Details
- Dimensions
- 4.63ʺW × 4.63ʺD × 2.13ʺH
- Styles
- Japanese
- Period
- Early 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Red
- Condition Notes
- They are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs, some fine & light surface … moreThey are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age. less
- Description
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A fine pair of antique Japanese Imari porcelains demitasse coffee or tea cups & saucers.
In the 'Black Ship' pattern. … more A fine pair of antique Japanese Imari porcelains demitasse coffee or tea cups & saucers.
In the 'Black Ship' pattern.
Decorated throughout with painted depictions of Western sailors and their ships in reds, blues, and greens with extensive gilt accents throughout.
The centers of the cups and saucers each have a stylized gilt kanji for longevity (寿).
The bases of both cups & saucers have apocryphal Chinese reign marks for the Ming Dynasty of the Chenghua period (太明成化年製).
Black Ships (黒船, kurofune) was a name used for Western sea vessels arriving in Japan from the 16th - 19th Century. The name originated from the very first Portuguese vessels to trade with the Japanese ca. 1543 had hulls painted black. When the expedition of Matthew Commodore Perry in 1853 forcibly ended Japan's self-imposed isolationist sakoku (鎖国, lit. "locked country") period, his steam-powered warships inspired fear in the Japanese populace with their coal fueled black smoke. Subsequently, the Black Ships became symbolic of the end of Japan's isolationist period.
Simply a wonderful set of antique Arita Japanese cups & saucers!
Date:
Early 20th Century
Overall Condition:
They are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Marks:
The bases of both cups & saucers have apocryphal Chinese reign marks for the Ming Dynasty of the Chenghua period (太明成化年製).
Measurements:
Cup:
Height: ca. 2 1/8 in.
Width (with handle): ca. 3 1/4 in.
Depth: ca. 2 1/4 in.
Saucer:
Height: ca. 1/2 in.
Diameter: ca. 4 5/8 in.
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