Antique Japanese Kutani Dai Nippon Porcelain Sugar Bowl Sparrow Chrysanthemum Meiji 4H Lacquer “Kenzan” are used to stand

“Kenzan” are used to stand flowers at the correct height and angle when arranging in a vase

This piece is best appreciated as an original artifact of samurai material culture rather than a pristine decorative example

the botan carries particular visual weight

with unusually rich carved inscription content — a collector's piece as much as a functional object

A substantial Japanese isho dansu (衣装箪笥) — the traditional kimono storage chest — in red-lacquered sugi (杉

Antique Japanese Kutani Dai Nippon Porcelain Sugar Bowl Sparrow Chrysanthemum Meiji 4H Lacquer “Kenzan” are used to standJapanese Kutani Dai Nippon Porcelain Sugar Bowl Sparrow Chrysanthemum Meiji 4"H Japan, Meiji period, c. 18681912 Approx. 4 in. H (10 cm); Width handle to handle: [X] in.; Weight: A refined Kutani () porcelain vessel in the globular two handled form associated with Meiji period export tea and coffee services, the base bearing the prestigious four character mark (Dai Nippon Kutani Sei "Made in Kutani, Great Japan"), a hallmark of quality export