Saucer

A Bijin sake saucer decorated in polychrome enamels depicting a woman wearing a kimono. The decoration is similar to those depicted on Ukiyo-e woodblocks.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
E1980
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Household objects
Collection Area Region
E
Material
porcelainenamel
Common Name
saucer
Simple Name
saucer
Period Classification
late 19th
Production Town
unk
Production County
unk
Production Country
Japan
Production Date
Meiji period
Production Person Surname
unk
Production Year Low
1850
Production Year High
1870

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saucer (sazazuki)