19th century
Noodle Sauce Cup (Soba-cho) with design of a Dragon
Artist/maker unknownDuring the nineteenth century, cups such as these were used for the sauce that accompanied Japanese-style noodles. Inexpensive and popular, the cups featured decorations that encompassed a wide variety of motifs, frequently showing animals and plants.
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