Japanese Porcelain Sometsuke Lidded Soup Bowl Vtg Floral Peony Blue White PY698 chopstick Vtg Japanese Arita Ware Porcelain

Vtg Japanese Arita Ware Porcelain Bowl

The handle is a seahorse design

Mitsuzoin Temple) Taisho10 (c1921)

Colored in a shining black imitating lacquer and adorned with a big orange Japanese carp koi

Japanese Porcelain Sometsuke Lidded Soup Bowl Vtg Floral Peony Blue White PY698 chopstick Vtg Japanese Arita Ware PorcelainVtg Japanese Porcelain Lidded Bowl This is a vintage Japanese porcelain bowl. Used to serve soup, rice, or other small dishes, this beautiful sometsuke blue and white bowl has a lush floral design with a small flying bird on the lid. Some of the flowers features are chrysanthemum and peony. There is kanji writing on both the side of the bowl and the top of the lid, and there is a blue patterned border on the inner lip of the bowl and under the lid.