Antique Japanese Studio Porcelain IMURA Yokohama Kutani Egrets Cup & Saucer
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Type: Cup & Saucer Set
Material: Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Imura Hikojiro 井村彦次郎 (?-1897), Imura Toki Kaisha 井村陶器会社 (Business from 1876-1912), Yokohama, Japan. Maker's mark on base of saucer.
Yokohama porcelain
focused on the fact that the painting of ceramics for export that was being done in Tokyo at the start of the Meiji era was flourishing. He transported materials from the Nobi region to Yokohama, and around 1875 (year 8 of the Meiji era) he gathered talented artists and materials from each region, and established a factory in Yokohama that specialized in over-glazing. Initially, after establishing the first factory in Onoe Town, Yokohama, it grew steadily and developed into a large export company with a total of four factories such as in Aioi Town and Tokiwa Town. Together with two hundred craftsmen, including Makuzu Kozan, he was successful as a leading figure in the Yokohama overseas export ceramics industry.Born in Takaichi District in Yamato Province, he was originally an oil merchant. He also took the name of Matsuishiya.
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Size: Cup 1 5/8" tall ( cm), saucer 4 9/16" diameter
Weight: 3.4 oz (97 g)
Provenance:
Collected: San Diego CA flea market APR 2023
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some hairline cracks with no loss of material.
Subject: Decorated with designs of egret birds on a blue and white background
Location:
Antique Japanese Studio Porcelain IMURA Yokohama Kutani Egrets Cup & Saucer
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Cup & Saucer Set
Material: Porcelain
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Imura Hikojiro 井村彦次郎 (?-1897), Imura Toki Kaisha 井村陶器会社 (Business from 1876-1912), Yokohama, Japan. Maker's mark on base of saucer.
Yokohama porcelain
focused on the fact that the painting of ceramics for export that was being done in Tokyo at the start of the Meiji era was flourishing. He transported materials from the Nobi region to Yokohama, and around 1875 (year 8 of the Meiji era) he gathered talented artists and materials from each region, and established a factory in Yokohama that specialized in over-glazing. Initially, after establishing the first factory in Onoe Town, Yokohama, it grew steadily and developed into a large export company with a total of four factories such as in Aioi Town and Tokiwa Town. Together with two hundred craftsmen, including Makuzu Kozan, he was successful as a leading figure in the Yokohama overseas export ceramics industry.Born in Takaichi District in Yamato Province, he was originally an oil merchant. He also took the name of Matsuishiya.
(japanese-ceramics.com/imura-ceramics-corporation-imura-hikojiro-%E4%BA%95%E6%9D%91%E9%99%B6%E5%99%A8%E7%94%BB%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE-%E4%BA%95%E6%9D%91%E5%BD%A6%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E/)
Size: Cup 1 5/8" tall ( cm), saucer 4 9/16" diameter
Weight: 3.4 oz (97 g)
Provenance:
Collected: San Diego CA flea market APR 2023
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some hairline cracks with no loss of material.
Subject: Decorated with designs of egret birds on a blue and white background
Location:
Antique Japanese Studio Porcelain IMURA Yokohama Kutani Egrets Cup & Saucer
