Antique Japanese c1900 Ceramic Blue & White Plate Floral Fan Motif 11" Box 1920) hand painted tea cup

1920) hand painted tea cup and saucer

Carved with symbols of luck

This cup was fired in a wood burning kiln at high temperatures for lasting durability

The coals where then used to light the long tobacco pipes common in the Meiji and Taisho eras

This is a antique late Meiji era (c

Antique Japanese c1900 Ceramic Blue & White Plate Floral Fan Motif 11" Box 1920) hand painted tea cupAntique Japanese c1900 Ceramic Blue & White Plate 6. 5". Cobalt blue stencil transfer print with fan and floral motif. The center features the very auspicious Shochikubai combination of Pine, Bamboo and Plum Blossom. Please note the plate has an original kiln flaw such that it does not sit flat. See final photo. Diameter = 11" Height = 1. 5"