Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Colorful Fower Paining on Porcelain Glaze 5" Byoubu The foo-dog was a mythological

The foo-dog was a mythological creature

This is an antique Japanese balance scale (hakari) weight dating to the Meiji Era (1868-1912)

This image shows the daughter of the Dragon King of Dong Ting lake and the red dragon uncle after rescuing the daughter

The upper portion is decorated with carvings of plum tree branches and open blossoms

It is from a very high resolution scan taken of the original Yoshitoshi print in our Shogun's Gallery collection with a state of the art flat bed scanner

Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Colorful Fower Paining on Porcelain Glaze 5" Byoubu The foo-dog was a mythologicalThis is a ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in a Japanese chado (tea ceremony). It dates to the Taisho Era. Suitable more for the summer season its thin walls allow the tea to cool faster during the hot summer months. It has a deep clear signature of the potter. This chawan measures 5 1 2" wide at its widest by 3" tall. Having been in storage for 70 years it remains in fine condition.