Antique Japanese Edo Era c1800’s Hand Painted Imari Ceramic Jo & Uba 8.5” Shakuhachi and green enamel against a

and green enamel against a black ground overlaid with a fine fish-scale diaper pattern in silver-white wire

It has a white base color enameled over with flowers of many varieties and adorned with soft pink pomegranates

the shoulder carrying a white cloud-and-wave band

Fabric: Silk with allover nashiji (梨子地) gold speckle ground

1596 - 1700) tsuba (handguard) for a samurai Wakazashi sword

Antique Japanese Edo Era c1800’s Hand Painted Imari Ceramic Jo & Uba 8.5” Shakuhachi and green enamel against aThis is an antique Japanese Edo era mid 1800s Imari ceramic bowl. Its all hand painted with the traditional legendary figures of Jo & Uba watching the rising sun. They are symbols of strength, longevity and fidelity. The Japanese cranes on the outside have a similar symbolic meaning. Formed with a double foot which is seen less often in Japanese Imari Made of high fired ceramic for long term strength and durability in a traditional wood fired kiln. A