An 19th Century Inban Ware Small Cup: Stenciled Design
$45.00 USD
late nineteenth century
2" x 2 3/8", 5 cm x 6 cm
Inban ware is a type of every day ceramic from old Japan that uses hand cut stencils to guide its design on to its surface: the stencils used for this purpose are very similar to those used in the katazome dyeing process, which makes Inban ware an interesting counterpart to folk textiles.
Inban ware was only produced for a narrow window of time, roughly from around 1878 to 1898.
Shown here is small cup with two large stenciled images on the outside walls of the vessel. A decorative rim around the bottom, outside of the cup is composed of a repeat pattern as is the case on the inside of the lip of the vessel.
A lovely thing that was made to be used every day in old Japan.
