Japanese Porcelain Cup Arita Gilt Eiraku Kiln Marked Meiji Period 19th Century

🌟 Product Details
🆔 Inventory Code INV1808
Ⓜ️ Material Porcelain
🏳️ Origin Japanese
🏛️ Period 19th Century (Edo Era)
🅂 Subject Cup
🏷️ Marked Dai Nippon Eiraku Zo — Made by Eiraku, Great Japan
This mark indicates a Edo period production (circa 1900), made for domestic collectors and export markets alike. The Eiraku family was one of the most prestigious Kyoto ceramic families, known for merging Chinese techniques with Japanese elegance and innovation.
📜 Description
An exquisite Edo-period porcelain teacup from the Eiraku kiln in Kyoto, showcasing a rare and vibrant design that blends classical Chinese forms with the bold decorative flair of 19th-century Japan.

The exterior is lavishly adorned with overglaze enamels and rich gold detailing, depicting vibrant peony blossoms, fluttering butterflies, and sprays of pine and seasonal flowers. The vivid palette of pinks, purples, and greens, highlighted with intricate gilding, reflects the Kyoto aesthetic interpreted through the finest Arita craftsmanship.

A delicate gold band encircles the rim, complementing the exuberant floral decoration and enhancing the refined silhouette of the cup.

This cup is a superb example of Kyoto ceramic refinement, balancing scholarly Chinese influences with brilliant Japanese design sensibility. Ideal for collectors of Edo porcelain, Kyoto ware, or Japanese gold-decorated ceramics.

🏛️ Provenance:

From the David & Sarah Battie Collection.
David Battie, a renowned expert in Asian ceramics and former Antiques Roadshow contributor, was known for collecting pieces of fine taste and scholarly interest.

🔍 Condition GOOD – (3CM) x hairline cracks on the border, light wear to the interior gilding, minor enamel wear on the rim. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

📐 Sizes
Height 4.0 CM
Diameter 6.5 CM