Fan with Case

China

19th century

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Bowl with character "phuc" (good fortune) in well, floral meander on rim, lotus sprays, painted in underglaze-blue cobalt-oxide.
Benten Dori, Yokohama (.24, recto); Wharf, Yokohama (.25, verso), Attributed to Kusakabe Kimbei, hand-colored albumen prints mounted to album page
C12-A Calcutta-style silver teacup, saucer, and teaspoon intricately decorated in regional designs: figures that are farming, collecting water from a stream, drawing water from a well. The cup has one atypical Calcutta design, a sailboat, and also depicts different animals, such as lions and buffaloes, set against palm trees, foliage, and structures. The matching teaspoon is engraved “BIH.” None of the pieces is hallmarked. See similar silver teacup, saucer by Oomersi Mawji, in Kutch section of this blog. Neither set has any insulator in the cup handle, thus making the cup impossible to hold when filled with a hot beverage.
Kneeling woman in blue and white kimona, both hands holding panel of kimona across chest; woman in red and blue plaid robe, barefoot, standing behind her.