Name/Title
China bowl with painted scene of a river and cottages, pre-1921Entry/Object ID
2017.1.1Description
Acc. No. 17.1.1
Subject Category: Household
Date or Period: Pre-1921
Object: Bowl
Description: A porcelain bowl with a hand painted scene of a river and cottages in black and gold colors. The gold rim of the bowl also serves as pierced handles. Marked on the bowl's bottom is, "M" and "Hand Painted Nippon".
Size: H-10” x W-8”
History of Object: Family china belonging to the Charles W. Martin family located at 1419 Mound St., Alameda. This family purchased this residence in 1937 from Mrs. Cora Lessig, the original owner.
Acquired from: Estate of Nancy Martin
Date: 01/01/2017Interpretative Labels
Label
1/29/2021 MvL: current sign:
EARLY JAPANESE
HAND-PAINTED
PORCELAIN
This Japanese porcelain is marked "Nippon", meaning "Japan". In 1921 the US government required that all Japanese exports to here state "Japan" as the country of origin.
