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Soba cup
Soba cup

Soba cup

Dateca. 1800
Label TextProduction of Imari porcelain boomed in the mid-17th century with the invention of overglaze enameling techniques, made for both the domestic and European export markets. The auspicious motif of pine and crane, designating long life, decorates a soba cup that might have been used in Japan to serve hot buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve, a tradition that survives to this day.
Object number98.47.13.4
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Live Long and Prosper: Auspicious Motifs in East Asian Art", May 23, 2009 - February 21, 2010
Credit LineBequest of Frank D. Stout
Dimensions3 x 4 in. (7.6 x 10.2 cm)
MediumImari ware, (Ko-Imari type), porcelain with overglaze enamels and underglaze blue
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.5
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.6
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.7
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.8
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.1
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.2
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.3
Bowl with cover
ca. 1800
Object number: 92.47.23.1
Covered bowl
ca. 1800
Object number: 92.47.23.2
Covered bowl
ca. 1800
Object number: 92.47.23.3
Covered bowl
ca. 1800
Object number: 92.47.23.4
Covered bowl
ca. 1800
Object number: 92.47.23.5