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Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup

Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup

Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup
A late Edo period tea bowl finely decorated in a soft blue underglaze cobalt, with pines and dragonflies. It is unusual to find such fine eggshell ware painted with underglaze as the moisture from the brush could damage the very fragile body before firing. This is an object of exceptional quality. Made at the Mikawaji kilns on the Japanese Island of Hirado. The bowl is marked on the base with the mark of Hirado Sei Mikawaji in blue underglaze.

Underglaze blue "Hirado Sei Mikawaji". Top 9.8 cm Foot 3.7 cm. Hirado eggshell porcelain from the Mikawaji kilns. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Japanese\Porcelain".

The seller is "cpar6436" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Primary Material: Porcelain
  • Antique: Yes
  • Original/Repro: Antique Original
  • Product: cup
  • Region of Origin: Japanese
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Age: 1800-1849

Hirado fine eggshell porcelain cup