Kobayashi Kiyochika
Taro Inari Shrine in the Asakusa Ricefields (Asakusa Tanbo Taro Inari Mae)
From the series, Famous Places of Tokyo (Tokyo Meisho).
Date: 1877-1879.
Signed by the artist at lower left above the grasses.
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro.
Size: Oban. Approximately 14.25 x 9.75 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent color. Bumped corners. Margin lightly creases.

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1930's Japanese Kutani Porcelain Pekingese Dog Playing Ball

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It has rubbing of paints, skip glazes, firing hairline cracks, dark spots, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Impressed maker’s mark in bottom: Jocho? tsukuru.
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2 old small chips and some frittings on rim, consistent with age and use

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