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Description:

Chased and repousse circular dish or saucer with upturned edge decorated as a peacock or plumed bird; head (possibly extended into a handle) broken off. Iridescent finish. Struck incuse at center of underside "SAMURAI SHOKAI. / YOKOHAMA. / STERLING." in sans serif letters.

Retailed by Samurai Sokai (roughly translated, "store of the samurai"), Kurio King, Yokohama, Japan; founded in 1894 by Yozo Nomura (1870-1965).

Date Made: after 1891

Location: Currently not on view

Place Used: United States: Maryland, BaltimorePlace Retailed: Japan: Kanagawa, Yokohama

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Bequest of August Mencken

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.68.0466Catalog Number: 68.0466Accession Number: 274913

Object Name: saucer

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5/8 in x 4 5/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 11.7475 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-ef21-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_300896

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Saucer