Ninsei: tea bowl with design of Chinese boys at play, enamelled ware

Ninsei: tea bowl with design of Chinese boys at play, enamelled ware

Height 8.1cm, mouth diameter 8.4cm, base diameter 4.1cm
 This is a small cylindrical tea bowl with a slightly open mouth. The outside mouth is covered with a checkered pattern in red, gold, and green, and the body is decorated with a Chinese child’s play pattern. This is a rare example of Insei’s tea bowls. The left side of the bowl is stamped with Insei’s Sowa seal.

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