Vintage Japanese Sometsuke Indigo Handpainted Yunomi Tea Cup 3.25"W Funadansu The decoration is executed in

The decoration is executed in layered slip and underglaze tones

This tansu is made with pegged-tenon open-mortise corner box joint construction

allowing the focus to remain on the interior image when the cup is in use

This is a vintage Japanese Showa era hand made Iga-ho chawan with a beautifully preserved kiri wood presentation box

the face and hands are modeled with quiet expressiveness — the beard

Vintage Japanese Sometsuke Indigo Handpainted Yunomi Tea Cup 3.25"W Funadansu The decoration is executed inVintage Japanese handpainted sometsuke yunomi with bold indigo brushwork Japan, Taish to early Shwa period (circa 19121940)Dimensions: 3. 25"W x 2. 25"H (8. 25 x 5. 7 cm) A beautifully hand painted Japanese sometsuke () yunomi tea cup decorated in deep indigo underglaze with expressive floral and leaf forms. The painterly style and fluid brushwork contrast areas of intense cobalt with soft cloudlike transitions, giving the design movement and depth in