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Image of Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [2]

Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [2]

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: This near-complete gohan chawan is decorated with a hand-painted abstract design and three senbori (incised lines/bands). The base of the...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/229A

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Image of Kyusu No Totte (teapot handle)

Kyusu No Totte (teapot handle)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Kyusu (small teapot)Undecorated

Description: This small, hollow handle is almost certainly from a kyusu-style teapot. The diameter is approximately 2 cm at the rim...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/270

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Image of Sometsuke Senbori Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt and carved lines)

Sometsuke Senbori Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt and carved lines)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: Although incomplete, the size and shape of this fragment indicate that it is likely a piece of a gohan chawan....
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection, Minidoka Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-MIN-98-22

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Image of Dobin No Futa (teapot lid)

Dobin No Futa (teapot lid)

Mealtime TablewareSekki (vitrified stoneware)Futa (lid)Other

Description: This futa (lid) is most likely for a teapot based on the presence of a small vent hole, which is...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/254

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Image of Sometsuke Doban Sho Chiku Bai Tokkuri (sake decanter with cobalt transferprint three friends design)

Sometsuke Doban Sho Chiku Bai Tokkuri (sake decanter with cobalt transferprint three friends design)

Sake TablewareJiki (porcelain)Tokkuri (sake decanter)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: This example of a very small tokkuri has a transferprinted exterior that features trailing karakusa tendrils above an image of...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-96-092

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Image of Doban Yin-Yo Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with transferprint yin-yang)

Doban Yin-Yo Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with transferprint yin-yang)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Other

Description: The size and shape of this vessel fragment indicate that is likely from a gohan chawan. The interior is undecorated,...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/223

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Image of Sometsuke Doban Sho Chiku Bai Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint three friends design)

Sometsuke Doban Sho Chiku Bai Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint three friends design)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: These five sherds mend, forming what is likely a small rice bowl. The vessel's decoration consists of pine (matsu) elements...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/228.1

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Image of Kannyu Hajiki Yunomi (earthenware teacup with crackle glaze)

Kannyu Hajiki Yunomi (earthenware teacup with crackle glaze)

Mealtime TablewareHajiki (earthenware)Yunomi (teacup)Other

Description: These mending sherds are made of an unrefined earthenware with an off-white paste and they refit to form a yunomi,...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/1385 and 45SN398A/2007/1420

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Image of Imari Asagao Namasu-Zara (Imari pickle dish with morning glory design)

Imari Asagao Namasu-Zara (Imari pickle dish with morning glory design)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Namasu-Zara (pickle dish/plate)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: Likely a product of the late Edo or early Meiji eras, this Imari-style namasu-zara is decorated with a hand-painted morning...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-99-009

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Image of Sumi Hajiki Kaede Kozara (small dish with ink resist maple leaves )

Sumi Hajiki Kaede Kozara (small dish with ink resist maple leaves )

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Kozara (small dish)Other

Description: The veins in the maple leaves on this kozara sherd were created using a sumi hajiki (ink resist) technique that...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/236

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Image of Sometsuke Take Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Sometsuke Take Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Chawan (indeterminate bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: Based on its size and shape, this vessel sherd is likely from a large teacup or a small bowl. Hand-painted...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/1466B

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Image of Oni Sometsuke Doban Yunomi (teacup with cobalt transferprint demons)

Oni Sometsuke Doban Yunomi (teacup with cobalt transferprint demons)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Yunomi (teacup)Other

Description: This near-complete yunomi, or teacup, is decorated only on the exterior. A reddish-brown hand-painted horizontal band encircles the vessel's rim...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/1227

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Image of Sometsuke Doban Choju Yunomi (teacup with cobalt transferprint longevity design)

Sometsuke Doban Choju Yunomi (teacup with cobalt transferprint longevity design)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Yunomi (teacup)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: This yunomi is transferprinted on the interior and exterior surfaces. A tassel yoraku design encircles the interior rim; the cup's...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-95-57

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Image of Sometsuke Take Zara (dish with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Sometsuke Take Zara (dish with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Sara (indeterminate dish/plate)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: Mending sherds of a sara (dish/plate) of indeterminate size. This dish has hand-painted bamboo elements on the interior, a central...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/222

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Image of Ichin Hana Sakazuki (sake cup with flower in slip)

Ichin Hana Sakazuki (sake cup with flower in slip)

Sake TablewareJiki (porcelain)Sakazuki (small sake cup)Other

Description: This thin-walled sakazuki, or sake cup, cup has a slightly everted rim with a seven-centimeter diameter. The exterior is undecorated....
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0333

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Image of Sometsuke Take Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Sometsuke Take Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: This somewhat small gohan chawan, or rice/soup bowl, is decorated with bamboo elements that are hand painted with a dark...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0953.1

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Image of Kōmori to Take Sometsuke Yunomi (teacup with cobalt hand-painted bat and bamboo elements)

Kōmori to Take Sometsuke Yunomi (teacup with cobalt hand-painted bat and bamboo elements)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Yunomi (teacup)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: These mending sherds form a near-complete yunomi, or teacup, that has a deep, hemispherical shape. Decoration occurs only on the...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0521

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Image of Sho Chiku Bai Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt three friends elements) [2]

Sho Chiku Bai Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt three friends elements) [2]

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: These mending sherds of a gohan chawan, or rice/soup bowl, have hand-painted cobalt decoration on the exterior. Decoration elements are...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0501

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Image of Kutani Bitoen Gohan Jawan (Kutani Bitoen rice/soup bowl)

Kutani Bitoen Gohan Jawan (Kutani Bitoen rice/soup bowl)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Other

Description: These mending sherds form a near-complete rice/soup bowl that is decorated with hand-painted pine elements that surround a transferprint pine-shaped...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0090 and 45SN398A/2007/0440

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Image of Kuro Fukizumi Take Yunomi (teacup with black stenciled bamboo design)

Kuro Fukizumi Take Yunomi (teacup with black stenciled bamboo design)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Yunomi (teacup)Other

Description: This yunomi is decorated with fukizumi-stenciled black pigment that creates a bamboo stalk and several leaves. Hand painting and several...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: ACC-88-10

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Image of Seiji Gohan Jawan (Winter Green rice bowl)

Seiji Gohan Jawan (Winter Green rice bowl)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Seiji (Winter Green)

Description: This gohan chawan features a bright green seiji glaze on the exterior and has an undecorated interior. This vessel was...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-2013-048

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Image of Toki (porous stoneware) Cup

Toki (porous stoneware) Cup

Indeterminate TablewareToki (porous stoneware)UnknownOther

Description: This toki cup sherd has an undecorated and unglazed exterior and a white slip interior that exhibits crazing. The cup...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/291

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Image of Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Cup

Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Cup

Indeterminate TablewareJiki (porcelain)UnknownSometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: Vessel height and rim diameter could not be determined for this small sherd, but the footring size and wall shape...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/234R

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Image of Seigaiha Sometsuke Yunomi (teacup with hand-painted sea waves in cobalt)

Seigaiha Sometsuke Yunomi (teacup with hand-painted sea waves in cobalt)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Yunomi (teacup)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: The deep, hemispherical shape and 8-inch rim diameter of this vessel are consistent with a yunomi, or teacup. Sometsuke, or...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0682

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Image of Sansui Dobin (landscape teapot)

Sansui Dobin (landscape teapot)

Mealtime TablewareToki (porous stoneware)Dobin (teapot)Other

Description: This is a rim sherd from a Sansui Dobin. The exterior is dipped in white slip (kohiki), hand-painted with splotches...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/1605

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Image of Doban Ume Soba-Choko (noodle cup with transferprint plum)

Doban Ume Soba-Choko (noodle cup with transferprint plum)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Soba Choko (cold noodle cup)Iro Doban (colored transferprint)

Description: These sherds are most likely from a soba choko based on the vessel size and shape. Soba choko are small,...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/1692

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Image of Sometsuke Katagami Sakura Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt stenciled cherry blossom design)

Sometsuke Katagami Sakura Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt stenciled cherry blossom design)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke Katagami (stencil cobalt)

Description: The exterior of this katagami-stenciled gohan chawan is covered in a repeating cherry blossom design separated by a diaper pattern...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-2009-080

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Image of Aizu-Hongo Botan Dobin (Aizu-Hongo teapot with peony motif)

Aizu-Hongo Botan Dobin (Aizu-Hongo teapot with peony motif)

Mealtime TablewareHanjiki (half porcelain)Dobin (teapot)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: This dobin-style teapot features a somewhat abstracted hand-painted peony design on the exterior body and a single tassel yoraku (rim...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-2018-001

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Image of Suyehiro Sometsuke Doban Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint fans)

Suyehiro Sometsuke Doban Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint fans)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: This vessel is most likely a small rice bowl or large teacup. The exterior is transferprinted and the interior is...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/286 and 45SN398B/2007/225

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Image of Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Namasu-Zara (pickle dish with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Namasu-Zara (pickle dish with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Namasu-Zara (pickle dish/plate)Sometsuke Katagami (stencil cobalt)

Description: This katagami-stenciled namasu-zara features depictions of sho chiku bai in a central medallion and a linear katagami design on the...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-2000-224

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Image of Sometsuke Chawan (hand-painted bowl/cup)

Sometsuke Chawan (hand-painted bowl/cup)

IndeterminateJiki (porcelain)Chawan (indeterminate bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: A deep, hemispherical base with a small footring and thick paste, this vessel fragment is likely from a yunomi, or...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0592

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Image of Sometsuke Doban Kiku Tokkuri (sake decanter with cobalt transferprint chrysanthemum design)

Sometsuke Doban Kiku Tokkuri (sake decanter with cobalt transferprint chrysanthemum design)

Sake TablewareJiki (porcelain)Tokkuri (sake decanter)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: Chrysanthemums, sparrows, and a chrysanthemum tassel yoraku (rim design) appear on this transferprinted tokkuri (Dower 1971:52; Ross 2012:21). The interior...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-98-053

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Image of Iro-e Jiki Sakazuki (sake cup with polychrome overglaze enamels) [2]

Iro-e Jiki Sakazuki (sake cup with polychrome overglaze enamels) [2]

Sake TablewareJiki (porcelain)Sakazuki (small sake cup)Iro-e Jiki (overglaze enamel porcelain)

Description: These mending sherds have thin walls and an everted rim, both of which are characteristic of sake cups. The exterior...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0753

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Image of Sometsuke Katagami Seigaiha Tsutsu Yunomi (cylindrical teacup with stenciled blue sea waves)

Sometsuke Katagami Seigaiha Tsutsu Yunomi (cylindrical teacup with stenciled blue sea waves)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Yunomi (teacup)Sometsuke Katagami (stencil cobalt)

Description: This tsutsu yunomi has katagami-stenciled designs on the vessel interior and exterior. A pendant-style yoraku design extends into the cup...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-95-13

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Image of Doban Sen (transferprint coin) Vessel

Doban Sen (transferprint coin) Vessel

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)UnknownOther

Description: This vessel base and footring fragment is decorated with a green transferprint design under a grainy glaze. The decoration features...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/1844

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Image of Sometsuke Doban Tsuru Komori Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint bat and crane design)

Sometsuke Doban Tsuru Komori Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint bat and crane design)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Unknown

Description: This gohan chawan features a cloud rim design above repeating images of cranes and bats with peaches (Dower 1971:70, 88,...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-99-049

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Image of Sometsuke Botan Doban Mamezara (sauce dish with cobalt transferprint peony)

Sometsuke Botan Doban Mamezara (sauce dish with cobalt transferprint peony)

Mealtime TablewareHanjiki (half porcelain)Mamezara (sauce dish)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: Mamezara are very small dishes traditionally used for condiments or sweets (Walter 2012:128). These mending sherds have slightly everted rims...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/232 and 45SN398B/2007/279

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Image of Sometsuke Doban Botan Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted peony)

Sometsuke Doban Botan Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted peony)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: This small gohan chawan is decorated on the exterior only. Two images of botan, or peony, are transferprinted onto the...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: ACC-86-026

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Image of Kannyu Hajiki Ki (crackle glaze earthenware vessel)

Kannyu Hajiki Ki (crackle glaze earthenware vessel)

IndeterminateHajiki (earthenware)Chawan (indeterminate bowl)Other

Description: These mending fragments are from a cream-colored, earthenware cup that could either be a large sake cup or small teacup....
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0579

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Image of Kiri Etsuke Chawan (hand-painted bowl with Paulownia) [1]

Kiri Etsuke Chawan (hand-painted bowl with Paulownia) [1]

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Chawan (indeterminate bowl)Other

Description: The size and shape of this vessel sherd suggest some type of chawan. Decoration consists of cobalt leaves and green...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/1447

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Image of Aka to Kin Iro-e Jiki Yunomi (teacup with hand-painted red and gold enamels)

Aka to Kin Iro-e Jiki Yunomi (teacup with hand-painted red and gold enamels)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Yunomi (teacup)Iro-e Jiki (overglaze enamel porcelain)

Description: One of two similarly decorated yunomi (teacups) in the Japanese Gulch Village assemblage, this partial teacup has been hand-painted with...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0368

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Image of Kiri Etsuke Chawan (hand-painted bowl with Paulownia) [2]

Kiri Etsuke Chawan (hand-painted bowl with Paulownia) [2]

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Other

Description: The size of this bowl suggests that it is a gohan chawan, or rice/soup bowl. It is one of two...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0376

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Image of Take Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Take Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: These mending sherds refit to form a small gohan chawan, or rice/soup bowl, that is transferprinted with a stylized pine...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0990

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Image of Suribachi (grinding bowl) [1]

Suribachi (grinding bowl) [1]

Food PreparationToki (porous stoneware)Suribachi (grinding bowl)Other

Description: This is a suribachi bowl fragment with parallel incised lines on the interior that were likely created by combing (kushime)...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/1501

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Image of Iro Fukizumi Gohan Jawan (polychrome stenciled rice/soup bowl)

Iro Fukizumi Gohan Jawan (polychrome stenciled rice/soup bowl)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Other

Description: This gohan chawan fragment features polychrome decoration that is applied both under and over the glaze. Cobalt cherry blossoms and...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection, Minidoka Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-MIN-98-11

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Image of Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [1]

Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [1]

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: This vessel is a near-complete, deep bowl with an inverted rim that may have been intended as a soup bowl....
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/226

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Image of Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Vessel [1]

Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Vessel [1]

Indeterminate TablewareJiki (porcelain)UnknownSometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: This sherd is possibly from a small bowl, teacup, or sake cup. The decoration present consists of bands around the...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/234Q

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Image of Sometsuke Doban Matsu Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted pine tree)

Sometsuke Doban Matsu Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted pine tree)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: This gohan chawan is decorated with a transferprint image of a pine tree and has several horizontal bands carved into...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: ACC-88-04

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Image of Seika Nen Sei Mei Sometsuke Chawan (hand-painted bowl with 'Seika nen sei' mark)

Seika Nen Sei Mei Sometsuke Chawan (hand-painted bowl with 'Seika nen sei' mark)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Chawan (indeterminate bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: This base fragment is likely from a chawan (bowl or teacup) but the vessel is too incomplete to determine a...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0337

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Image of Saka-Bin (sake bottle) [1]

Saka-Bin (sake bottle) [1]

Sake TablewareHanjiki (half porcelain)Saka-Bin (sake bottle)Other

Description: Saka-bin are Western-style ceramic bottles used to store and serve sake. Archaeological examples have been identified by Costello and Maniery...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-94-082

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Image of Take Sometsuke Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Take Sometsuke Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

IndeterminateJiki (porcelain)Chawan (indeterminate bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: The mending and non-mending sherds that make up this bowl are not large enough to accurately determine a rim diameter...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/1417.1

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Image of Tsuki to Ume Iro Fukizumi Yunomi (teacup with polychrome stenciled moon and plum)

Tsuki to Ume Iro Fukizumi Yunomi (teacup with polychrome stenciled moon and plum)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Yunomi (teacup)Other

Description: This hemispherical vessel sherd, which is likely from a yunomi (teacup), has a shallow profile and an 8-centemeter rim. The...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0382

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Image of Shoyu Sashi no Futa (soy sauce dispenser lid)

Shoyu Sashi no Futa (soy sauce dispenser lid)

Mealtime TablewareSekki (vitrified stoneware)Shoyu Sashi (soy sauce dispenser)Indeterminate

Description: Two mending sherds of a lid with a vent hole and round molded handle. The exterior decoration is badly degraded...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0338

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Image of Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [3]

Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [3]

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: The rim diameter, depth, and wall shape of this sherd indicate that is likely a gohan chawan. The vessel has...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/1450.1

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Image of Setu-Getsu-Ka In Sometsuke Doban Ki (cobalt transferprint vessel with snow-moon-flower text)

Setu-Getsu-Ka In Sometsuke Doban Ki (cobalt transferprint vessel with snow-moon-flower text)

IndeterminateJiki (porcelain)Indeterminate HollowSometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: This base fragment is too incomplete to determine a form but is from a hollow vessel with a footring. Both...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0593

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Image of Sometsuke Doban Cho Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint butterflies)

Sometsuke Doban Cho Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint butterflies)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: The heavily decorated sherds of this gohan chawan, or rice/soup bowl, are transferprinted on both interior and exterior surfaces. The...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0120

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Image of Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Kobachi (small bowl with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Kobachi (small bowl with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Kobachi (small bowl)Sometsuke Katagami (stencil cobalt)

Description: This kobachi has katagami stenciling on the interior and exterior. The interior of the bowl has a tassel yoraku design...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-98-025

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Image of Sho Chiku Bai Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt three friends elements) [1]

Sho Chiku Bai Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt three friends elements) [1]

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: These mending sherds are likely from a gohan chawan. The exterior is hand-painted; decoration consists of slightly abstracted ume (plum)...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/285 and 45SN398B/2007/234I

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Image of Ho-o Zara (Phoenix Ware dish/plate)

Ho-o Zara (Phoenix Ware dish/plate)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Sara (indeterminate dish/plate)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: This Western-style dish is in the form of a saucer. The interior transferprint design of Ho-o birds, karakusa tendrils, and...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-2008-077

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Image of Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Vessel [2]

Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Vessel [2]

Indeterminate TablewareJiki (porcelain)UnknownSometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: This base fragment is from a small vessel with thin walls that may be a tea or sake cup but...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/234P

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Image of Takarabune Sometsuke Doban Kozara (small dish/plate with cobalt transferprint treasure ship)

Takarabune Sometsuke Doban Kozara (small dish/plate with cobalt transferprint treasure ship)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Kozara (small dish/plate)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: A kozara, or small dish, with a shallow profile and predominately cobalt transferprint decoration. The dish interior depicts a Takarabune...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0371

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Image of Sometsuke Katagami Mitsu-Domoe Kozara (small dish with stenciled threefold swirl design)

Sometsuke Katagami Mitsu-Domoe Kozara (small dish with stenciled threefold swirl design)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Kozara (small dish)Sometsuke Katagami (stencil cobalt)

Description: This heavily-decorated kozara features multiple elements on the interior that include a mitsu-domoe in a halo of fire, a red-headed...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-94-032

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Image of Samehada-Gusuri Teipotto (sharkskin glaze teapot)

Samehada-Gusuri Teipotto (sharkskin glaze teapot)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Teipotto (western-style teapot)Other

Description: This teipotto (teapot) has a Western-style handle and spout and is decorated with a sharkskin (samehada-gusuri) glaze that produces a...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-99-123

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Image of Doban Chawan (transferprint bowl)

Doban Chawan (transferprint bowl)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Chawan (indeterminate bowl)Iro Doban (colored transferprint)

Description: Base and footring of a rice or side bowl. Decoration is an abstract botanical design with blue trellis-like shapes, leaves,...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/224

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Image of Take Sometsuke Dobin No Futa (teapot lid with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Take Sometsuke Dobin No Futa (teapot lid with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Futa (lid)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: This complete teapot lid has a molded handle and a small vent hole to allow steam to escape. The lid's...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0506

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Image of Iro-e Jiki Sakazuki (sake cup with polychrome overglaze enamels) [1]

Iro-e Jiki Sakazuki (sake cup with polychrome overglaze enamels) [1]

Sake TablewareJiki (porcelain)Sakazuki (small sake cup)Iro-e Jiki (overglaze enamel porcelain)

Description: This sakazuki, or sake cup, has thin paste walls and an everted rim. Decoration occurs only on the interior where...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0380

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Image of Sometsuke Fuku Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted 'luck')

Sometsuke Fuku Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted 'luck')

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Chawan (indeterminate bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: The rim diameter of this small rim and body sherd suggests it is from a type of chawan. The decoration...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/2059B

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Image of Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [4]

Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [4]

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: This near-complete porcelain vessel is likely a small gohan chawan, or rice/soup bowl, based on the rim size. Minimalistic, abstract...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/1042

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Image of Saka-Bin (sake bottle) [2]

Saka-Bin (sake bottle) [2]

Sake TablewareHanjiki (half porcelain)Saka-Bin (sake bottle)Other

Description: This Saka-bin, or Western-style sake bottle, is the smaller of the two in the AACC collection. It is made of...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: CCC-82-08

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Image of Choka Sakazuki (sake cup with carved exterior)

Choka Sakazuki (sake cup with carved exterior)

Sake TablewareJiki (porcelain)Sakazuki (small sake cup)Other

Description: This sakazuki, or sake sup, has thin porcelain walls and an everted rim. The exterior decoration consists of several carved...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0172

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Image of Suribachi (grinding bowl) [2]

Suribachi (grinding bowl) [2]

Food PreparationToki (porous stoneware)Suribachi (grinding bowl)Other

Description: Suribachi are used for grinding ingredients like sesame seeds and for mixing miso with other ingredients (Ross 2012:13-14). This bowl...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: ACC-93-010

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Image of Tsuru to Tsuki Sometsuke Doban Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted crane and moon)

Tsuru to Tsuki Sometsuke Doban Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted crane and moon)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: A gohan chawan, or rice/soup bowl, this vessel has an undecorated interior and transferprinted exterior. The cobalt transfer on the...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0377

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Image of Doban Choko (transferprint sake cup)

Doban Choko (transferprint sake cup)

Sake TablewareJiki (porcelain)Choko (indeterminate sake cup)Iro Doban (colored transferprint)

Description: Nearly half of a green and brown transferprint choko (sake cup) with an everted rim. The cup exterior is decorated...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/1908

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Image of Sometsuke Dobin (cobalt hand-painted teapot)

Sometsuke Dobin (cobalt hand-painted teapot)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Dobin (teapot)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: These sherds, many of which mend, form most of a teapot and a lid. The lid has a molded handle...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0622.1 and 45SN398A/2007/0646.1

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Image of Uzumaki Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt whirlpool/spiral)

Uzumaki Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt whirlpool/spiral)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: These gohan chawan (rice/soup bowl) fragments that do not mend but exhibit very similar decoration and dimensions. Both interiors are...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0373

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Image of Sometsuke Jawan No Futa (hand-painted cobalt bowl lid)

Sometsuke Jawan No Futa (hand-painted cobalt bowl lid)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Futa (lid)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: This vessel has a shallow shape and an elongated footring. The size, shape, and decorative placement indicate that it is...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/234J

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Image of Sometsuke Doban Hata Kozara (small dish with transferprint flags)

Sometsuke Doban Hata Kozara (small dish with transferprint flags)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Kozara (small dish)Sometsuke Doban (transferprint cobalt)

Description: The central image on this kozara is a three-leaved paulownia flower flanked by two naval flags. The paulownia flower is...
Source: Asian American Comparative Collection
Catalog Number: AACC-94-070

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Image of Eda to Kinomi Gohan Jawan (rice bowl with branches and berries)

Eda to Kinomi Gohan Jawan (rice bowl with branches and berries)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Other

Description: Based on the size of this fragment, it is likely from a gohan chawan (a rice or soup bowl). Both...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0370

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Image of Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke Katagami (stencil cobalt)

Description: These are mending sherds of a katagami-stenciled gohan chawan. The interior decoration consists of a pendant yoraku (rim design) and...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Catalog Number: 45SN398B/2007/278 and 45SN398B/2007/295

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Image of Nadeshiko Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt hand-painted pink flower)

Nadeshiko Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt hand-painted pink flower)

Mealtime TablewareJiki (porcelain)Gohan Chawan (rice/soup bowl)Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)

Description: With an 11-inch, slightly inverted rim, this vessel is likely a small gohan chawan, or rice/soup bowl. The exterior features...
Source: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Catalog Number: 45SN398A/2007/0597

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