Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Military Sake Cup Sakazuki ~3"W Tools and mezzotint

and mezzotint

The scene is set at the threshold of a charcoal merchant's shop: one worker crouched over sorting binchotan charcoal into a flat basket tray

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A compelling document of a craft inseparable from Japanese cultural identity — the togishi among the more evocative and collectible subjects in the E-zukushi series

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Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Military Sake Cup Sakazuki ~3"W Tools and mezzotintAntique Japanese Porcelain Imperial Military Sake Cup or Sakazuki Gold TrimLate Meiji to early Showa Period c1900 to 1930's Dimensions: Approx. 3" diameter x 1. 5" H See photographs for details. Porcelain sake cup decorated in underglaze blue with overglaze enamels and gilt highlights. The interior features a traditional pictorial motif, commonly including auspicious symbols, seasonal landscapes, figures, or ceremonial imagery, rendered with fine line