They were probably made using the same molds as the backs look quite similar.
Taisho period ceramics.
Thus the era is considered the time of the liberal movement known as the taishō democracy in japan.
The saucer is 11cm in diameter and the small plate is 13cm.
This post will be mostly deal with the everyday wares that are readily available.
Taishō period 1912 26 period in japanese history corresponding to the reign of the taishō emperor yoshihito 1879 1926.
It is usually distinguished from the preceding chaotic meiji period.
I woüld place these in the taisho period circa 1920 s.
From these influences and with the infusion of japanese motif and sensibilities the satsuma style of ceramics was created.
Japanese pottery covered box in the style of ogata kenzan with a freely brushed design of flowers spread across its sides in tones of black blue and green taisho period circa 192.
As ceramics did not magically change precisely decade by decade emperor reign by emperor reign there will be some overlap.
Vase satsuma ceramic japan taishō period 1912 1926 a large and fine ceramic satsuma jar standing 36 cm tall and weighing 2155g delicately hand painted on both sides with figural scenes in landscape between profuse decoration in mostly gold paint.
Ceramics and modernity in japan offers a set of critical perspectives on the creation patronage circulation and preservation of ceramics during japan s most dramatic period of modernization the 1860s to 1960s.
It followed the meiji period and represented a continuation of japan s rise on the international scene and liberalism at home.
As in other parts of the world ceramics in modern japan developed along the three ontological trajectories of art craft and design.
Possibly signed with hidden signature to the boy s backpack see last picture.
6 25 x 4 5 item number.
Late meiji to taisho period 1900 1930.
Vase meiji period 1868 1912 taisho period 1912 1926.
Category early 20th century japanese taisho ceramics.
Politically the country moved toward broader representational government.
The new emperor was a sickly man which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of elder statesmen to the imperial diet of japan and the democratic parties.
Taisho period circa 1925.
The saucer size correlates with the sizes of domestic japanese small plates made during that period.
Yet it is widely believed that no other.