Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Military Sake Cup Sakazuki ~3"W Tools A rare Japanese tansu indeed

A rare Japanese tansu indeed with 18 drawers

Type: Overglaze kutani-style chawan

interior-painted (nei hua) with a polychrome bird-and-flower composition: a long-tailed bird perches among red-leafed branches alongside chrysanthemum and peony

used to secure it beneath the chin

The scene is set at the threshold of a charcoal merchant's shop: one worker crouched over sorting binchotan charcoal into a flat basket tray

Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Military Sake Cup Sakazuki ~3"W Tools A rare Japanese tansu indeedAntique Japanese Porcelain Imperial Military Sake Cup or Sakazuki Gold TrimLate Meiji to early Showa Period c1900 to 1930's Dimensions: Approx. 3" diameter x 1. 5" H See photographs for details. Porcelain sake cup decorated in underglaze blue with overglaze enamels and gilt highlights. The interior features a traditional pictorial motif, commonly including auspicious symbols, seasonal landscapes, figures, or ceremonial imagery, rendered with fine line