Beaker with Lion Tiger and Gazelle in Landscapes

ca.1870

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Boteh-shaped or leaf-shaped spoon rest with gilding, bird-and-flower motifs in black and white swirled banding with Hebrew inscriptions on the two side lips and persian inscription in the circle at the bottom of the dish. Flowers and banding similar to Qajar textiles.
From the Fifty-Three Stations of Tokaido
Chapter 31 The Cypress Pillar, from the series Lady Murasaki’s Genji Cards, Utagawa Kunisada, ink and color on paper
Tall vase with a splayed foot that swells to a broad shoulder that is topped with a long flaring neck and an open mouth. Piece is decorated in underglaze blue and red with prunus branches in full bloom with pale red flowers. The pattern within the freely painted blue is called Ice Crackle due to it resemblance to cracked ice. Interior is simple white glaze. Foot is glazed with no marks.