Japanese Ceramic Lidded Bowl Mushiwan Cup Pottery Gray White Plum Blossoms Y471 goban This is a Japanese antique

This is a Japanese antique ceramic sake bottle or Tokkuri

light brown glaze

stains and marks on cover

while the front side is a vibrant orange color with gold embroidered chrysanthemums (kiku) and paulownia flowers (kiri)

and a shade resting on a black lacquered stand

Japanese Ceramic Lidded Bowl Mushiwan Cup Pottery Gray White Plum Blossoms Y471 goban This is a Japanese antiqueVintage Japanese Ceramic Lidded Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic bowl with a lid, known as mushiwan. Mushiwan is used when cooking chawanmushi, steamed egg custard. It can also serve as a presentation dish for small course elements during kaiseki dining or as a lidded teacup. This mostly gray piece has painted white plum blossom trees and green maple leaves on both the sides of the cup and on the lid. It has a signature on the bottom (). Gray,