Auction: October 21, 2018

Lot #421: Ryosai Sumida Gawa Japanese Pottery Collection

Three pieces c.1890 including bowl, teapot and basket vase with high relief figures; oval bowl featuring five figures peering over edge and having Japanese mark impressed underneath; teapot having lid and wooden handle featuring two figures on the front and white tile affixed to back having painted Ryosai mark; basket vase featuring two figures on the front and one figure on the back peering over the edge; all items having detailed facial features, painted and upper part partially glazed; also known as Banko or Poo ware