ARITA PORCELAIN TEA BOX
ARITA PORCELAIN TEA BOX
Japan, 19th century or earlier
The box is ovoid and has a nipple/teat-shaped lid, similar to the spout of a kendi pot. Its exterior is lined with cobalt-blue Greek decoration. On it stand out four medallions left in reserve, two on the lid, two on the box, two with pikes with the dorsal fin downwards and two with the dorsal fin upwards. Apocryphal mark of the Emperor Chenghua on the underside reading in Japanese SEI KA NENSEI (small splinters on the lip hidden by the lid).
H: 9 cm
A CHENGHUA-MARKED ARITA PORCELAIN 'FISH' TEA-CADDY
Japan, 19th century Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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ARITA PORCELAIN TEA BOX
Japan, 19th century or earlier
The box is ovoid and has a nipple/teat-shaped lid, similar to the spout of a kendi pot. Its exterior is lined with cobalt-blue Greek decoration. On it stand out four medallions left in reserve, two on the lid, two on the box, two with pikes with the dorsal fin downwards and two with the dorsal fin upwards. Apocryphal mark of the Emperor Chenghua on the underside reading in Japanese SEI KA NENSEI (small splinters on the lip hidden by the lid).
H: 9 cm
A CHENGHUA-MARKED ARITA PORCELAIN 'FISH' TEA-CADDY
Japan, 19th century Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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