Japanese Imari Bowl, late Meiji Era.
Height: 9.7cm
Lip Diameter: 19cm
My first Japanese Satsuma charger that depicts Gama Sennin (蝦蟇仙人), holding a frog. His face is total unrecognizable. Circa: late 19th to early 20th century, Japan.
Early 20th century postman.
This blogger found a photo of a Japanese “running” postman, which matches his blue white plate. Nice!
Image Source: http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/padapadatalent/34701974.html
Japanese Satsuma Bowl, Meiji Period (late 19th to early 20th century).
Creamy body, with dense earthenware (feels a bit heavier compared to American studio satsuma). The decorations on the surface are also different; old Satsuma has a smooth feel. If you trace you hands over the American-painted satsuma, you can feel the roughness of the paint over the earthenware (dry, sandy, a bit more pores). Old satsuma feels smooth, much denser, almost like touching a porcelain glaze.
