A COLLECTION OF NINETEEN JAPANESE SOBA CUPS

A COLLECTION OF NINETEEN JAPANESE SOBA CUPS

EDO AND MEIJI, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

All with underglaze blue decoration, variously painted with birds, flowers, auspicious symbols and geometric designs, one with polychrome enamels; together with a blue and white chawan, 9.7cm max. (20)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.