{"product_id":"a-19th-century-porcelain-sobachoko-hand-painted-soba-dipping-cup","title":"A 19th Century Porcelain Sobachoko: Hand Painted Soba Dipping Cup","description":"\u003cp\u003elate nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e2 1\/4\" x 2 1\/2\" diameter, 5.5 cm x 6.4 cm diameter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis hand decorated porcelain cup is called a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soba_choko\"\u003e\u003cem\u003esoba choko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecause it was originally manufactured as an accessory for eating soba noodles. It held a quantity of a savory sauce or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etsuyu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto which soba noodles would be dipped before being slurped and eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoba choko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere mass produced and hand painted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one shows a simply rendered\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekoshi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor plaid pattern. In Japan there is some thinking that plaid patterns are related to, or are the outgrowth of, architectural inspiration: element such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eshoji\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003escreens, perpendicular frame construction and other details of traditional architecture are cited as influential in the development of plaid patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe condition is good; there are no chips or fissures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a handsome example of an Edo period\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esoba choko \u003c\/em\u003eand it is one that can be used to enjoy tea or any other drink you enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914174914746,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Sobachokoa1.jpg?v=1779738956","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-19th-century-porcelain-sobachoko-hand-painted-soba-dipping-cup","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}