Vintage Japanese Sometsuke Indigo Handpainted Yunomi Tea Cup 3.25"W Funadansu Created in 1920

Created in 1920

stable patina

This tansu is made with pegged-tenon open-mortise corner box joint construction

The decoration is executed in layered slip and underglaze tones

allowing the focus to remain on the interior image when the cup is in use

Vintage Japanese Sometsuke Indigo Handpainted Yunomi Tea Cup 3.25"W Funadansu Created in 1920Vintage Japanese handpainted sometsuke yunomi with bold indigo brushwork Japan, Taish to early Shwa period (circa 19121940)Dimensions: 3. 25"W x 2. 25"H (8. 25 x 5. 7 cm) A beautifully hand painted Japanese sometsuke () yunomi tea cup decorated in deep indigo underglaze with expressive floral and leaf forms. The painterly style and fluid brushwork contrast areas of intense cobalt with soft cloudlike transitions, giving the design movement and depth in