Sake cup washer This is vessel holds water to wash sake cups. During ceremonial parties a guest drinks from the sake cup, then washes the sake cup using the sake cup washer, and finally passes both the cup and the washer to the next guest. Morning glory design. Larger than typical sake cup washers. 7" in diameter x 5" ca. 1800 $1,700 Sake cup washer This is vessel holds water to wash sake cups. During ceremonial parties a guest drinks from the sake cup, then washes the sake cup using the sake cup washer, and finally passes both the cup and the washer to the next guest. Hana karakusa (flower & vine) design. All intricate details were hand painted (requiring days of painstaking work). Once-fired piece. 6 ½" x 4" ca. 1720 $1,800 Sake pot Used to serve cold sake into flat, lacquered, wooden sake cups. Once fired piece. 7 ½" x 7" Ca. 1700 $2,000 Sake bottle Simple spontaneous design typical of early pieces. Thick bluish-gray over glaze. The neck is decorated with a tako-karakusa (octpus vine) design. Once fired piece. 6" x 9 ½" ca.1700 $3,500 Hair-oil pot A small pot for pouring hair-oil. One or two drops of hair-oil is poured into the palm of the hand and then used to style hair. A larger pot of similar shape was used to stock the hair-oil. Simple spontaneous design typical of early pieces. Thick bluish-gray over glaze. Once fired piece. 3 ¼ " x 4" ca. 1670 $600 Covered tea container Simple spontaneous design typical of early pieces. Thick bluish-gray over glaze. Hand painted peony blossom and vine design. Once fired piece. 8" x 14 ½ Ca. 1770 $4,000 Chopstick holder Odd cylindrical shape for holding two or three pair of chopsticks. Once fired piece. 3" x 4 ½" ca. 1770 $400 Chopstick holder Clay work with a lace cut-out design. Chopstick holders with simple line drawings were quite popular. 3" x 4 ½" ca. 1830 $200 Small dishes Oddly shaped, tiny dishes for sauces and condiments 4" ca. 1800 $200 each. Shallow bowl Cobalt blue typical of later pieces. Perfect for growing yama-imo (mountain potatoes). 11" x 2" Ca 1830 $500 Plate Depicts an old Chinese man travelling on horse back. 14" Ca.1800 $400 Nabeshima dish Fine painting of pair of cranes on a snow covered pine tree trunk. The foot has comb design. 6 ¼" x 1 ¾" ca.1840 $1,500 Three-tiered, stacking, rectangular lunch box. Depicts a flowering tree in full bloom painted on three sides and birds playing on the water on the back side. One tier has a repair. 5 ½" x 3 ¼" x 5 ½" ca 1800 $1,000 Rectangular plate Depicts two birds in a pond surrounded by a flower & vine design. Very rare design. This size plate is used for serving whole, grilled fish. Once-fired piece. 8 ½" x 5" x 3 ½" ca 1700 $1,800 Soba cups Soba (buckwheat) noodles are served using these cups. The cups contain a dipping sauce for the noodles. 3 ¼" x 2 ¾" ca. 1830 $200 ea.