Tea bowl with characters and ornamental borders; Stoneware tea bowl; covered with a white sludge and a gray glaze. Five unidentified engraved characters and decorative bands on the outside wall. On the bottom a band with stylized flowers. The incised decoration is filled with a white sludge (mishima technique). Old label on the bottom with 'W705'. Satsuma.; anonymous; Japan; c. 1875 - c. 1899; Edo-period (1600-1868); stoneware; glaze; vitrification; h 8.5 cm d 9.4 cm d 5.3 cm