Skyscape 81-1

Tetsuro Sawada

1981

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Decorated with incised wave designs. Cover has four triangular perforations. Body of tripod has two applied bear faces. No trace of glaze.
Armored Noblewoman, Hiroyuki Tajima, ink and color on paper
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.
Perforated foot for base of bowl, cover decorated with lightly incised floral design around knob