Antique Japanese Meiji Era c.1930 Small Signed Ceramic Plate Dish Geisha Scenic 7" Sake Hand Stenciled in a rich

Hand Stenciled in a rich blue with cute rabbits paying in a center square

It has been in storage or carefully displayed for much of the past century and with exception to some minor signs of wear

This is an antique Japanese late Edo Era (c

There are signs of wear and some oxidation over all produced by moisture from the hands due to regular use and practice

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c.1930 Small Signed Ceramic Plate Dish Geisha Scenic 7" Sake Hand Stenciled in a richThis is an antique Japanese mid Meiji Era (c. 1930) small ceramic dish. It is all hand thrown and hand painted with a scenic design featuring three geisha sitting along a river bank with a house and blossoming plum trees in the background. There is also a gold painted rim and a geometric patterns reminiscent of a parasol and kimono fabric at the top of the plate. The back of the plate has the artist's signature, Kutani written in gold paint. It was