Items Similar to Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji 'Black Ship' Imari Porcelain Cups & Saucers
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 15
Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji 'Black Ship' Imari Porcelain Cups & Saucers
About the Item
A fine pair of antique Japanese Imari porcelains demitasse coffee or tea cups & saucers.
In the 'Black Ship' pattern.
Decorated throughout with painted depictions of Western sailors and their ships in reds, blues, and greens with extensive gilt accents throughout.
The centers of the cups and saucers each have a stylized gilt kanji for longevity (寿).
The bases of both cups & saucers have apocryphal Chinese reign marks for the Ming Dynasty of the Chenghua period (太明成化年製).
Black Ships (黒船, kurofune) was a name used for Western sea vessels arriving in Japan from the 16th - 19th Century. The name originated from the very first Portuguese vessels to trade with the Japanese ca. 1543 had hulls painted black. When the expedition of Matthew Commodore Perry in 1853 forcibly ended Japan's self-imposed isolationist sakoku (鎖国, lit. "locked country") period, his steam-powered warships inspired fear in the Japanese populace with their coal fueled black smoke. Subsequently, the Black Ships became symbolic of the end of Japan's isolationist period.
Simply a wonderful set of antique Arita Japanese cups & saucers!
Date:
Early 20th Century
Overall Condition:
They are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Marks:
The bases of both cups & saucers have apocryphal Chinese reign marks for the Ming Dynasty of the Chenghua period (太明成化年製).
Measurements:
Cup:
Height: ca. 2 1/8 in.
Width (with handle): ca. 3 1/4 in.
Depth: ca. 2 1/4 in.
Saucer:
Height: ca. 1/2 in.
Diameter: ca. 4 5/8 in.
Items purchased from this dealer must delight you. Purchases may be returned for any reason for a period of 7 days.
- Creator:Imari Porcelain (Workshop/Studio)
- Dimensions:Height: 2.13 in (5.42 cm)Diameter: 4.63 in (11.77 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Early 20th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. They are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:
About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 1996
1stDibs seller since 2015
408 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Philadelphia, PA
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Set of 12 Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Border Imari Pattern 8450 Cups & SaucersBy Royal Crown Derby PorcelainLocated in Philadelphia, PAA fine set of 12 Royal Crown Derby porcelain cups & saucers In the Border Imari pattern (No. 8450) Consisting of 12 cups and 12 saucers all with scalloped rims, gilt highlights, an...Category
20th Century British Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Antique Doccia Porcelain Italian Neoclassical Topographical Cup & SaucerBy Doccia PorcelainLocated in Philadelphia, PAOffered here for your consideration is, A fine antique topographical porcelain cup & saucer. By Doccia porcelain manufactory circa 1820. ...Category
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Antique Italian Doccia Topographical Porcelain Neoclassical Cup and SaucerBy Doccia PorcelainLocated in Philadelphia, PAA very fine antique Italian Doccia Topographical porcelain neoclassical cup & saucer. By Doccia Porcelain Manufactory circa 1820. With pa...Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- 6 Antique Mintons Porcelain Raised Gold Twin Handled Bouillons / Cups & SaucersBy MintonLocated in Philadelphia, PAA fine set of 6 richly gilt porcelain bullion or tea cups. By Mintons. In an Aesthetic Movement numbered pattern with raised gold and gold jeweling throughout. Each marked to the ...Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Antique English Porcelain Pseudo Tobacco Leaf Pattern Tea Cup & SaucerBy Copeland & Garrett SpodeLocated in Philadelphia, PAA fine antique English porcelain cup & saucer. Attributed to Copeland Spode. In the Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf pattern, mimicking the Chinese Export pattern of the late 18th Century. Both cup and saucer have a gilt scalloped rim, are decorated in underglaze blues, and cold painted in reds, purples, and greens. Each is richly gilt. Simply a wonderful early English tea cup and saucer! Date: Early 19th Century Overall Condition: They are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. Condition Details: There is fine and tight crazing visible to the saucer (mostly on the underside). Otherwise each cup and saucer have tiny spots of crazing here and there, some rubbing to the gold, and some wear to the enamel decoration. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age. Maker: Attributed to Spode Copeland Pattern: Pseudo Tobacco Leaf...Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Chinese Export Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Antique English Porcelain Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf Pattern Tea Cup & SaucerBy Copeland SpodeLocated in Philadelphia, PAA fine antique porcelain cup and saucer. In the Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf pattern, mimicking the Chinese Export pattern of the late 18th Ce...Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
You May Also Like
- Imari porcelain gourd shape, Arita, Japan, Meiji Period.By Imari PorcelainLocated in Gargrave, North YorkshireImari porcelain gourd shaped dish, Arita, Japan, c. 1890, Meiji Period. The unusual gourd shaped dish, hand painted in typical Imari colours, with panels of birds flying amongst plan...Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- English Derby Imari Fine Porcelain Tea Cup & SaucerLocated in Nottingham, GBIn good condition From a private collection Free international shippingCategory
20th Century Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- English Derby Imari Fine Porcelain Tea Cup & SaucerLocated in Nottingham, GBIn good condition From a private collection Free international shippingCategory
20th Century Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- 18th Century Japanese Imari Gold Porcelain Small Lobbed Cups and SaucersLocated in Delft, NL18th century Japanese Imari Gold porcelain small lobbed cups and saucers Early 18th century imari gold lobbed Japanese cups and saucers Small cups and saucers...Category
Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Antiquities
MaterialsPorcelain
- Monumental Antique Japanese Meiji Period Imari Porcelain Charger Plate 1880Located in Portland, ORA fine & monumetal Japanese Meiji period Porcelain charger/plate, circa 1890. The charger is very finely decorated with underglaze blue, red iron oxide glazes and heightened with gil...Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
- Japanese Imari Porcelain Meiji Plate 19th CenturyLocated in Nottingham, GBJapanese Imari Porcelain Meiji Plate 19th Century Good condition From a private collection. Free international shipping.Category
Antique 19th Century Porcelain
MaterialsPorcelain
