Japanese Porcelain Western-style Teacup Vtg Yunomi Sometsuke Geisha Blue TC608 ema on a brown background

on a brown background

Book: Juhachiro Monogatari (story of Manen period)

The top surface is glossy and smooth

depict stitching marks as well as a simple diamond design

Vintage Japanese Wooden Storage Box for Hanging Scroll

Japanese Porcelain Western-style Teacup Vtg Yunomi Sometsuke Geisha Blue TC608 ema on a brown backgroundJapanese Porcelain Teacup Yunomi for Sencha This is a vintage Japanese porcelain yunomi teacup. It is a western style cup with a small handle on one side and has a vibrant sometsuke blue and white image of geisha in kimono carrying parasols in a garden outside a temple. There is a subtle shochikubai (pine, bamboo, plum blossoms) border along the top edge. This cup is called yunomi, made for serving and drinking sencha (standard loose leaf tea). It is