Antique C1900 Japanese Porcelain Bowl Blue Sometsuke Tower White PY211 shikishi There is a gap when

There is a gap when the lid is closed

Kanji on the lid: Shino

Kashibachi is a bowl used to serve sweets at a Japanese tea ceremony

Calligraphy of pictograph

5cm x 11 cm tall

Antique C1900 Japanese Porcelain Bowl Blue Sometsuke Tower White PY211 shikishi There is a gap whenAntique Japanese Porcelain Bowl This is a Japanese antique porcelain bowl. The age of the pottery can be roughly understood by looking at the bottom. From the late Edo period to the early Meiji period, it was made using a manufacturing method that did not apply glaze to the bottom to prevent it from sticking to the kiln. It looks like a snake's eye so it is called Janome Kodai. There are sesame spots (Goma) and dust marks. Sesame and dust marks are