Antique Japanese Kutani Dai Nippon Porcelain Sugar Bowl Sparrow Chrysanthemum Meiji 4H Lacquer This 4 panel fabric rendered

This 4 panel fabric rendered in indigo hues was once a furoshike (a kind of bag or wrap)

A substantial Japanese isho dansu (衣装箪笥) — the traditional kimono storage chest — in red-lacquered sugi (杉

Artist's mark included on bottom

the botan carries particular visual weight

with unusually rich carved inscription content — a collector's piece as much as a functional object

Antique Japanese Kutani Dai Nippon Porcelain Sugar Bowl Sparrow Chrysanthemum Meiji 4H Lacquer This 4 panel fabric renderedJapanese Kutani Dai Nippon Porcelain Sugar Bowl Sparrow Chrysanthemum Meiji 4"H Japan, Meiji period, c. 18681912 Approx. 4 in. H (10 cm); Width handle to handle: [X] in.; Weight: A refined Kutani () porcelain vessel in the globular two handled form associated with Meiji period export tea and coffee services, the base bearing the prestigious four character mark (Dai Nippon Kutani Sei "Made in Kutani, Great Japan"), a hallmark of quality export