Antique Japanese Kutani Dai Nippon Porcelain Sugar Bowl Sparrow Chrysanthemum Meiji 4H Lacquer This piece is best appreciated

This piece is best appreciated as an original artifact of samurai material culture rather than a pristine decorative example

Bronze door pulls

adding a touch of Japanese charm to your celebration

Artist's mark included on bottom

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 piece is best appreciatedJapanese 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