Kouransha 香蘭社 - Chawan (12) - Ceramic, Porcelain
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Twelve Sencha tea bowls in Arita porcelain by Koransha (香蘭社), featuring Shippō Karakusa designs in blue with multicolour geometries and gilt highlights, accompanied by an old tomo-bako and dating to the late Meiji to early Shōwa period (around 1900–1930).
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Koransha香蘭社 – 12 Sencha tea bowls in Arita porcelain – Shippō Karakusa decoration – Tomo-bako – Japan
Description
Beautiful old set of 12 Japanese Sencha tea bowls (sencha-wan) in porcelain, made by the famous Japanese company Koransha (香蘭社), founded in Arita.
The bowls feature an elegant traditional Shippō (七宝) and Karakusa (唐草) decoration: deep blue vegetal arabesques surrounding multicolored geometric motifs, with touches of orange-red, turquoise and delicate gold highlights.
Each bowl carries a small blue-painted mark under the base.
The set is accompanied by its old tomo-bako (Japanese wooden box) bearing notably the inscription:
「香蘭社製 錦生七宝唐草煎茶碗」
indicating manufacture by Koransha and Sencha tea bowls with Shippō-Karakusa decoration.
The inscriptions on the box suggest these 12 bowls were originally part of a larger service.
Estimated dating: late Meiji era – Taishō / early Shōwa, around 1900–1930 (approximate dating).
Dimensions:
12 bowls: about 5.5 cm in height × 8.5 cm in diameter
Tomo-bako: 24 × 21.5 × 11 cm
Condition: good overall given the age. The decorations and gilding are well preserved. One bowl has a fine hairline/crack starting from the rim, clearly shown in the photographs. The box shows normal signs of age.
Elegant and decorative set, of interest to collectors of Japanese Arita porcelain and Koransha.
The photographs are an integral part of the description.
Koransha香蘭社 – 12 Sencha tea bowls in Arita porcelain – Shippō Karakusa decoration – Tomo-bako – Japan
Description
Beautiful old set of 12 Japanese Sencha tea bowls (sencha-wan) in porcelain, made by the famous Japanese company Koransha (香蘭社), founded in Arita.
The bowls feature an elegant traditional Shippō (七宝) and Karakusa (唐草) decoration: deep blue vegetal arabesques surrounding multicolored geometric motifs, with touches of orange-red, turquoise and delicate gold highlights.
Each bowl carries a small blue-painted mark under the base.
The set is accompanied by its old tomo-bako (Japanese wooden box) bearing notably the inscription:
「香蘭社製 錦生七宝唐草煎茶碗」
indicating manufacture by Koransha and Sencha tea bowls with Shippō-Karakusa decoration.
The inscriptions on the box suggest these 12 bowls were originally part of a larger service.
Estimated dating: late Meiji era – Taishō / early Shōwa, around 1900–1930 (approximate dating).
Dimensions:
12 bowls: about 5.5 cm in height × 8.5 cm in diameter
Tomo-bako: 24 × 21.5 × 11 cm
Condition: good overall given the age. The decorations and gilding are well preserved. One bowl has a fine hairline/crack starting from the rim, clearly shown in the photographs. The box shows normal signs of age.
Elegant and decorative set, of interest to collectors of Japanese Arita porcelain and Koransha.
The photographs are an integral part of the description.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of objects
12
Material
Ceramic, Porcelain
Manufacturer/brand
Kouransha 香蘭社
Country of origin
Japan
Dynastic style/period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
5.5 cm
Width
8.5 cm
Diameter
8.5 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
