Imari, Satsuma, and Other Japanese Export Ceramics by Nancy N. Schiffer Cranes yellow and red with gilding

yellow and red with gilding on the saucer rim and cup handle

Walking alongside

The kodansu was a special personal chest and was used to store everything from letter writing accessories as well as money

this is the 2007 reprint

The hand-formed body has a distinctive swelled profile with gently inward-curving rim

Imari, Satsuma, and Other Japanese Export Ceramics by Nancy N. Schiffer Cranes yellow and red with gildingTitle: Imari, Satsuma, and Other Japanese Export Ceramics Subtitle: N A Author: Nancy N. Schiffer Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., Atglen, Pennsylvania Publication Date: 1st edition 1988; Enlarged 2nd edition February 23, 2000 Edition: Printing: Format: Hardcover Pages: Illustrations: 600 color photographs (2nd ed.) ISBN 13: 978 0887409448 (1st ed.) 978 0764309908 (2nd ed.) Language: English Dimensions: 8. 5 11. 25 in. (287 225 mm) Series: A