Lidded Two-Handled Sugar Bowl with Daffodil Motifs Part of a 3 Piece Bachelor’ Tea Set

ca. 1890

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Painting of five guardian generals with two attendant deities--Brahma and Indra Dragon King may be in lower left, with jewel. Lower right holds a book and sword
Soga Jurō and Tora Gozen, Utagawa Yoshikazu, ink and color on paper
This charming three-piece service is in the Kang-style. The tilted form is also used in some Lucknow pieces, but the silver design and work in this set mark it as clearly Kashmiri. The teapot and creamer both have cobra handles, but the coiled-cobra finial on the teapot is a particularly nice touch, and not often seen. The interiors are gilded, which is somewhat surprising for a tea service.
Head Ornament with Alternating Raised and Lowered Trapezoidal Folds and Bulbous Finials. Pierced point suggests a thread or wire one would pass through the ends. Originally dated "Old Silla"