Cup for sake. Small flaring foot with tall sides. Blue background with spaced out white flowers on the sides. Part of a set consisting of two bottles and four cups [1996.17.174 .1 - .6]. Makers mark is found near to the foot. [ASh [OPS move] 01/03/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Cup for sake. Small flaring foot with tall sides. Blue background with spaced out white flowers on the sides. Part of a set consisting of two bottles and four cups [1996.17.174 .1 - .6]. Makers mark is found near to the foot. [ASh [OPS move] 01/03/2016]
Long description: Each piece of this set is signed near the foot.
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector John Lowe; PRM source John Lowe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1982
Date collected: circa 1982
Acquisition information: Donated: 02/1996
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Thrown, Process Glazed, Process Painted, Process Stamped
Dimensions: Diameter: max 40 mm, Height: max 46 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.17.174.5
Research and responses: For more information concerning the history and making of sake see John Lowe's article, 'The Taste of Sake', Kansai Time Out, October 1986, pp 8, 10.