Antique Japanese Edo Period Blue & White Porcelain Sobachoko Sake / Tea Cup 3" Chobadansu dark patina

dark patina

and bulging eyes

distinguished by its split lid construction joined with small metal hinges

It remains in very vintage good condition

lion) center plate

Antique Japanese Edo Period Blue & White Porcelain Sobachoko Sake / Tea Cup 3" Chobadansu dark patinaAntique Japanese Sometsuke Sobachoko with Stylized Landscape Scene Japan, late Edo (circa 1800s1860s) Dimensions: 3W 2. 25H (7. 6 5. 5 cm) This antique Japanese porcelain vessel is a classic sobachoko (), originally used for dipping soba noodles and later widely adopted for tea, sake, or small servings. Thrown in a gently flared cylindrical form, it is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue (sometsuke) on a soft grey white porcelain body, with a warm